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One Foot in the Phrase
In 1546, John Heywood published a book of English proverbs called A Dialogue Conteinyng the Nomber in Effect of All the Prouerbes in the Englishe…
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Andrew Smith
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Caesars, Tsars, and Shahs
Cognates are words that share a common origin.
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Andrew Smith
15
Primordial
What’s the very first thing that comes to mind when you read or hear the word primordial?
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Andrew Smith
16
Tribal Knowledge
The very early Romans divided themselves into three quasi-ethnic subgroups.
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Andrew Smith
27
To Zeus!
The ancient Greeks called their main god Zeus, but when the Romans crafted their own pantheon, they wanted new names for these gods.
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Andrew Smith
14
Old Spice
What is a spice, anyway?
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Andrew Smith
15
Proprietary
I’m sorry, but I can’t share that information with you—it’s proprietary.
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Andrew Smith
12
Rubicon
In 49 BCE, the Roman Republic was hanging onto its existence by a thread.
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Andrew Smith
24
Verse, Verses, and Versus
You start with a Latin word, as is so often the case.
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Andrew Smith
26
They Still Speak Latin
As the Roman Empire spread, so did its culture and language.
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Andrew Smith
23
Thor's Day
Happy Thor’s Day to all who celebrate!
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Andrew Smith
42
From Constantine to Constantine
Rome was very much the center of the Roman Empire.
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Andrew Smith
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