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An almost daily podcast for logophiles (lovers of words), podictionary covers a new word for a minute or two in each episode, discussing etymology (word history) and related trivia.

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fiance – podictionary 136

fiancé meant “trust”

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skeptical – podictionary 1101

from Latin thought to have been from "skeptikos" Greek meaning “thoughtful”

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incandescent – podictionary 1100

a candle has a flame that glows, but a hot coal glows from within

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mirror – podictionary 135

"smei" an Indo-European word that meant “to laugh” or “to smile”

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squash – podictionary 1098

since most of us only eat one squash at a time the appropriate word should be asquutasq since asquutasquash is plural

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weather – podictionary 134

from an Indo-European root we meaning “to blow”

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rescue – podictionary 1097

"rescue" literally means “shake off again” but why?

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bachelor – podictionary 1096

it was a sense of youth that lent the word bachelor its modern meanings

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login – podictionary 132

From this floating piece of carpentry eventually became the term used to describe typing your password.

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humiliate – podictionary 1094

humble literally means “close to the ground”

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arrive – podictionary 130

arrive came from Latin and had been two words; ad ripa

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slalom – podictionary 1093

The word slalom meant “gentle slope ski track.”

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zero – podictionary 1092

"zero" traces back to an Arabic word "cifr"

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amateur – podictionary 129

amateur comes from the French word for “love”

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cynic – podictionary 1090

"cynic" arose in Ancient Greek and means “dog-like”

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album – podictionary 128

Since the word "album" comes from Latin meaning “white,” the Beatles White Album name is redundant (but fitting)

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chat – podictionary 1089

As if anticipating Twitter 800 years ago the meaning of chatter relates to birds uttering a rapid string of chirps.

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stethoscope – podictionary 1088

pressing his face to her ample bosom seemed a little inappropriate

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plumbing – podictionary 127

In your bathroom the pipes are called plumbing because at one time pipes were made of lead

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cylinder – podictionary 1086

in Ancient Greek times there were no steam or internal combustion engines

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