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At one time, I was fascinated by entomology. 

Origin: A Latin treatment of the Greek term entomon ("notched", contextually referring to the segments of an insect's body) paired with the Latin word logia, meaning "subject or study of interest."

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27 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

At one time, I was fascinated by entomology. 

Origin: A Latin treatment of the Greek term entomon ("notched", contextually referring to the segments of an insect's body) paired with the Latin word logia, meaning "subject or study of interest."

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Yes, etymology and entomology and endocrinology.

 

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Etymology is fascinating.  I'm quite gruntled with it.

gruntle (v.)

1938, in gruntled "pleased, satisfied," a back-formation from disgruntled. The original verb (early 15c.) meant "to utter a little or low grunt," hence "to murmur, complain" (1560s), but was rare or dialectal by 18c

I use etymology  . Com all the time 

 

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On 2/11/2024 at 2:38 PM, WilliamL said:

Whoa, nice one! A dithyramb!

Could a ditty come from this?

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