etymology

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From Los Angeles Times

If we even look up the etymology of where the word mother come from — who knows what it is, but I’m sure it wasn’t just like, “the lady” or “the lady who had the thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

But although its pervasive theme is one of communal gathering, he manages “to talk about transfer foods that come from Africa” and deconstruct the etymology of the word barbecue.

From Washington Post

“And I said, ‘Do you know the etymology of the word ‘pumpernickel?’

From New York Times

While the exact origin is unknown, multiple dictionaries and etymology resources point to the slang term for vomiting dating back to 1960, with the earliest dating it in 1956.

From Seattle Times