Posts tagged “etymology”
TIL that the word “procrastinate” comes from the Latin procratinat- which means “deferred till the morning”.
December 16, 2021TIL that the word “procrastinate” comes from the Latin procratinat- which means “deferred till the morning”.
The prefix pro means forward and crastinus means “belonging to tomorrow” which comes from the word cras which means “tomorrow”.
TIL that the word “robot” comes from the Czech word robota which means “forced labor”.
December 15, 2021TIL that the word “robot” comes from the Czech word robota which means “forced labor”.
TIL that the word “decide” originally meant “cut off” in Latin.
December 15, 2021TIL that the word “decide” originally meant “cut off” in Latin. So when you decide on something you “cut off” all other possible choices.
