Word Stories: silhouette
Eponyms, names for things derived from people's names, are peppered throughout the English language, like a kind of social history…... Read more.
Word Stories: tenere
Etymology works in two directions. You can take a word in modern English and work backwards to its roots, as…... Read more.
Word Stories: gossipmonger
Steve Taylore-Knowles looks at the stories behind the English language. Behind every word there is history. And in the case…... Read more.