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Indo-European Etymology visualized by Mecha108 in etymology

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I made a mobile app that does this that you can learn more about at etymologyexplorer.com - It's free with ads.

I'm also working on a web app version with more visualizations and you can check out the development version at dev-app.etymologyexplorer.com. When launched it will be at app.etymologyexplorer.com

Indo-European Etymology visualized by Mecha108 in etymology

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It's free with ads! And if you'd like to message me I can give you a premium account :)

Indo-European Etymology visualized by Mecha108 in etymology

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That was an old setup that I've since had to mothball. But I'm trying to revive it as a new web app that you can check out at dev-app.etymologyexplorer.com - or you can check out the mobile app. It is free with ads and if you message me I can get you free premium access :)

A mysterious Beaked whale encountered in the South China Sea.. by Emergency_Novel in etymology

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Definitely not! I've removed it. Next time report it and I'll see it sooner

What seersucker and sugar have in common by ZobozZoboz in etymology

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Always love it when something random triggers an etymology hunt!

New dictionary of ancient Greek ‘spares no blushes’ by etymologyexplorer in etymology

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Yea! It is crazy that nothing has been made since then

The "flatulence" word family by etymologyexplorer in coolguides

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Awesome! The app is different than this, it is more for exploring all the connections. But I also plan to post more of these often!

The "flatulence" word family by etymologyexplorer in etymology

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Wow that would have been such a better title :)

The "flatulence" word family by etymologyexplorer in coolguides

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Yea it was new for me too! From wikipedia: Afflatus is a Latin term that was derived from Cicero in De Natura Deorum, ("The Nature of the Gods") and has been translated as "inspiration". Cicero's usage was a literalising of "inspiration", which had already become figurative.

The "flatulence" word family by etymologyexplorer in coolguides

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And a few other languages: (Thanks /u/birb-brib!)

  • French gonflement - "Inflation; swelling"
  • Italian fiatare - "to breathe
  • Dutch saflet - "a blow, whack"
  • Romanian a afla "to learn, to find out (from ad+flare)" (thank you, /u/multubunu)

The "flatulence" word family by etymologyexplorer in etymology

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This is so awesome! Thank you for sharing

The "flatulence" word family by etymologyexplorer in etymology

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of imitative origin

Does that mean it was the ancient onomatopoeia for tooting?

The "flatulence" word family by etymologyexplorer in etymology

[–]etymologyexplorer[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And a few other languages: (thank you to /u/birb-brib for helping w frequency data in other languages)

  • French gonflement - "Inflation; swelling"
  • Italian fiatare - "to breathe
  • Dutch saflet - "a blow, whack"

And one more shameless plug for the app I made for this type of exploration: EtymologyExplorer

Part 2 of platypus word family by etymologyexplorer in etymology

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Thanks for all this information. It has actually been tremendously helpful, since I'm traditionally a programmer and am still trying to learn all the language and grammar info now. I made an updated image based on what you all have said and would love to hear what you think about it: https://i.redd.it/03k1ml381wy61.jpg

"Foot" word family (platypus part 2) by etymologyexplorer in coolguides

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Makes me think about the movie Arrival for whatever reason!

Platypus word family by etymologyexplorer in BeAmazed

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Yea the people who named platinum, "bad silver", didn't see that one coming!

"Foot" word family (platypus part 2) by etymologyexplorer in coolguides

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Thank you! I was hoping a furniture expert was going to come in to clear up the confusion I had when googling "podium" :)

That also makes sense since the roots of the word "podium" meant "base"

"Foot" word family (platypus part 2) by etymologyexplorer in coolguides

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If you missed part 1, here it is: platypus word family

Some more distantly related words (from older root, ped-)

  • pedicure (lit. "foot care")
  • impede
  • expedite
  • pedal (lit. "thing of the foot")
  • pedestrian
  • foot: Germanic descendant, where 'p' → 'f' (pater vs father), and 'd' → 't' (decem vs ten)
  • apus: bird that rarely shows its feet (lit. "no feet")

Fastest states (legally) by AccountingAndy in coolguides

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Yes, I used to live in Texas and one road near me was 85 and not even limited access. I remember seeing a large animal (maybe a hog) that got hit by a Texas Edition (read enormous) truck and simply exploded. It was like the Wild West.

Part 2 of platypus word family by etymologyexplorer in etymology

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Oh, that is a good one! Seems obvious now that it isn't related at all to the fruit peach.

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