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The word cacophony perfectly captures loud, jumbled, and unpleasant sounds. Originating from Greek, it means 'bad sound'.

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How does Plato's references to the Greek alphabet help us to work out where Atlantis really was? This article examines the evidence.

The word began as a medical diagnosis but over the centuries has evolved to mean the longing for a bygone, idealized past.

Quarantine is a word that has become all too familiar in recent years, but its origins are centuries old. Stemming from the ...

The word Halloween seems like a good place to start. The Christian holiday All Saints' Day has been celebrated on Nov. 1 for over a thousand years. Another word for "saint" is "hallow" — as in ...

Living in a 100-year-old house, you get comfortable with the probability that some previous occupant completed the circle of life on the premises. After all, until the early 20th century, most people ...

A funny thing about Athens that only geography, history, and linguistic buffs would notice is that its very name holds a clue to its origins. In Ancient Greek, the city’s name was written as “Athenai” ...

Think you’ve got a sharp language IQ? It’s time to prove it. This 27-question quiz will put your knowledge of word roots and etymology to the ultimate test. You’ll explore how languages like Latin, ...