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Etymology of the word “Silly”(random)
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:18 pm
Silly originally meant blessed or blessing
Over time, it came to mean the word innocent because the blessed were innocent in the eyes of the Lord.
Then, since who was more blessed than children,it became to me a childlike.
Since children are lacking in ability, silly also canoe to pick up connotations of being incompetent.
And then we get to the word we have today. Silly is innocent foolishness.
Over time, it came to mean the word innocent because the blessed were innocent in the eyes of the Lord.
Then, since who was more blessed than children,it became to me a childlike.
Since children are lacking in ability, silly also canoe to pick up connotations of being incompetent.
And then we get to the word we have today. Silly is innocent foolishness.
This post was edited on 10/17/19 at 6:45 pm
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Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:24 pm to athenslife101
Your use of Entomology in this post is quite silly
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:26 pm to FeauxPaw
Bugs the shite out of me
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:29 pm to athenslife101
quote:
Entomology
quote:
en·to·mol·o·gy
/?en(t)?'mäl?je/
Learn to pronounce
noun
the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:30 pm to 777Tiger
quote:
Bugs the shite out of me
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:32 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:
en·to·mol·o·gy /?en(t)?'mäl?je/ Learn to pronounce noun the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects
What's the etymology of entomology?
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:35 pm to athenslife101
I've got a better one to save this thread.
"It is cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"
"It is cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey"
quote:
Comes from the practice of putting iron cannon balls on a dimpled brass plate, nicknamed a monkey, on the deck of a war-ship. When very cold the brass contracted sufficiently to cause the iron balls to fall out.
This post was edited on 10/17/19 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:45 pm to 777Tiger
quote:
Bugs the shite out of me
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:46 pm to TheCaterpillar
That is an interesting origin. But I'm not sure etymology applies to phrases.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:48 pm to athenslife101
This silly thread bugs me.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:52 pm to athenslife101
You uses of the word "entomology" bugs me.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 2:53 pm to Wayne Campbell
quote:
That is an interesting origin. But I'm not sure etymology applies to phrases.
It doesn't, but it is an origin story. To be fair, I didn't say etymology (and neither did OP
)
Posted on 10/17/19 at 3:13 pm to TheCaterpillar
Damn, triple 7 is on his game today
Posted on 10/17/19 at 3:28 pm to athenslife101
Why is the fire engine red tho?
Posted on 10/17/19 at 3:36 pm to athenslife101
Next he's gonna tell us the origin of the word cookie. It's entenmannsology.
Posted on 10/17/19 at 4:40 pm to athenslife101
Posted on 10/17/19 at 6:46 pm to chinese58
Ugh, the abuse on here for stating an interest fact.
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