Everyday Words That Have Weird and Disturbing Origins

Publish date: 2024-04-25
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Etymology is way more exciting than it sounds.

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Thanks to the study of word origins, we now know that "mortgage" has an unsettling relationship with the afterworld, and that "muscles" once seemed to house tiny rodents.

The truth is, the only way to truly appreciate modern usage of the language is to know where words come from — for better or worse.

(H/T: Cracked, List25)

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