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1. Where The Words Geek & Nerd Came From
2. Where The Word “Amen” Came From
3. Why The Hottest Part Of The Summer Is Called The Dog Days
4. Where The Word Witch Came From
5. Where The Word Wiki Comes From
6. Where The Word Lego Comes From
7. What RSVP Stands For
8. What The SOS Distress Signal Stands For
9. Why Soap Operas are called Soap Operas
10. Why The Adams Apple Is Called The Adams Apple
2. Where The Word “Amen” Came From
3. Why The Hottest Part Of The Summer Is Called The Dog Days
4. Where The Word Witch Came From
5. Where The Word Wiki Comes From
6. Where The Word Lego Comes From
7. What RSVP Stands For
8. What The SOS Distress Signal Stands For
9. Why Soap Operas are called Soap Operas
10. Why The Adams Apple Is Called The Adams Apple
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Pretty good list. I must protest the use of “Revelations” for the Book of Revelation. The book title is singular.
“lego” in Latin doesn’t mean that. It means “to read”. To be precise, “lego” means “I read” but you name verbs using this tense. This is where the Spanish verb “leer”, for instance, comes from (the Latin infinitive is “legere”).
@Someone: Yes it does mean “read”, but it also means “to gather/collect”, as I stated. In addition to that, it also means “to choose” and “to pass through”. (I knew those two years of Latin in college would payoff someday)
“Amen” comes from the hebrew root alef-mem-nun. the Hebrew verb “lehaamin” means “to believe”. The imperative form is “haamen” = Believe it! or Trust it!
@theo: sources?