10 Words with Interesting Origins (Etymology) | English Vocabulary Lesson

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  • @EnglishwithLucy
    @EnglishwithLucy  7 років тому +74

    Subtitles coming shortly :) REPRESENT YOUR LANGUAGE, help others & get your name featured by contributing subtitle translations here: ua-cam.com/users/timedtext_video?v=loGKkB8pTK0&ref=share

    • @luantavares2208
      @luantavares2208 7 років тому +3

      Hi from Brazil, Lucy!

    • @sevdaivanova136
      @sevdaivanova136 7 років тому +4

      English with Lucy Greeting from Bulgaria, Lucy♡♡♡

    • @alejandrovasquez1619
      @alejandrovasquez1619 7 років тому +3

      Buenos videos como siempre Lucy... o que diga "Lucía" 👍👍😁😁😁

    • @Fodcade-Forever
      @Fodcade-Forever 7 років тому +1

      Hi lucy from somalia east africa

    • @eduardolugo5611
      @eduardolugo5611 7 років тому +3

      I will not be able to say 'Oxymoron' again without thinking about Sharp and Blunt. Lovely lesson.

  • @papateachme
    @papateachme 7 років тому +99

    The fact that you don't eat bread or ice cream puts a major strain on our friendship.

    • @hadjerkhiati122
      @hadjerkhiati122 7 років тому +1

      Bread ... my problem in Malaysia that they don't have that big spongy bronze Bread ... I can smell it now

    • @EnglishwithLucy
      @EnglishwithLucy  7 років тому +5

      they are so overrated Aly

    • @asmaaa1629
      @asmaaa1629 7 років тому

      we have the same family name :) :)

    • @hce8133
      @hce8133 3 роки тому

      @@EnglishwithLucy sandwich

  • @adimikimkoydu
    @adimikimkoydu 7 років тому +59

    I love etymology, I feel enlightened :D

  • @jazzyrobot
    @jazzyrobot 7 років тому +7

    Ah I love this kind of stuff! It's the little ones that get me excited. Like when it suddenly occurred to me that like 'survive' in both French (survivre) and Spanish (sobrevivir) literally means 'on live' or 'live on'. That's so cool! And I LOVE that oxymoron one! Awesome!

  • @amityadavsho96
    @amityadavsho96 7 років тому +2

    you are precious Lucy my grandma loves you keep teaching everyone English and yes happy Teacher's Day

  • @ouhsaine9570
    @ouhsaine9570 7 років тому +1

    i tried to imitate u from 1:30 to :35, but i couldn't!! u pronounced that sentence so smoothly, i'm just in love with the way u said it

  • @boxuranus959
    @boxuranus959 7 років тому +32

    Hi Lucy I come from Greece and no you're not the only one interested in the etymology of the words. I personally love searching for the origin of the words and most importantly when it comes to my language Greek and all the Germanic languages like English Swedish which I love or German I get mesmerised by the beauty of the words of these language families . Fun fact : Did you know that the etymology of the word etymology is Greek ;😅 Your content is excellent go on like that.

    • @Anastasia-lo5fm
      @Anastasia-lo5fm 7 років тому +1

      Box Uranus Hello, I am from Greece too and based on the similarities between some English words and Greek words I think that most of the Greek etymologies in English words are scientific definitions (even though 5.000 or 10.000 English words have Greek etymology I think).Please correct me if I'm wrong.
      P.S. Sorry for keep writing "English words" and "Greek etymology"
      Χαιρετίσματα από Ελλάδα!!
      Greetings from Greece!!

    • @boxuranus959
      @boxuranus959 7 років тому +1

      Anastasia K. Hello Anastasia yes it is true English has used a lot of Greek words for scientific purposes basically but I think that there are some everyday words in the English language that originated from Greek either directly or most commonly indirectly through Latin and French

    • @Anastasia-lo5fm
      @Anastasia-lo5fm 7 років тому +1

      Box Uranus Well, yes that is completely the truth, thank you very much.

    • @blue_serenade
      @blue_serenade 7 років тому

      Box Uranus Χαίρετε

    • @sakugava
      @sakugava 7 років тому +1

      Box Uranus etymology in Greek is very easy: all words in Greek come from... Greek!

  • @uB39106
    @uB39106 6 років тому +1

    This video deserves to get more likes.

  • @SunnyBee33
    @SunnyBee33 7 років тому +3

    Yes Lucy!! Native speaker over here obsessed with etymology! I also enjoy a sneak peak into the depths of word history: my favourite is the origin of the words 'skirt' and 'shirt'. The 'k' (sky, skree, skin) sound originally comes from Nordic countries and came over with the viking invasion in 1066. In Daneland (northumberland), they used 'skirt' to describe tunics worn in battle under chainmail. In the south, mainly populated by the French, they used 'shirt' to describe the same thing. Over time they gained separate meanings as the tunic separated into a top and bottom half, and we now have the words for 'shirt' and 'skirt'. #languagenerd

  • @matteoonida7701
    @matteoonida7701 7 років тому +4

    1) I absolutely love your videos... I will never get tired of telling it
    2) I love etymology: it explains a lot about words and therefore about the language in question
    3) after this video I won't eat avocados anymore
    4) why don't you keep this background? I find it cool... with character!!!!

  • @MareaOmar567
    @MareaOmar567 7 років тому +47

    You are an amazing teacher 😍
    I really appreciate your work

    • @nouhanouha8922
      @nouhanouha8922 7 років тому +1

      Marea Omar yup me too she's amazing

  • @MrBinlacoolboy
    @MrBinlacoolboy 7 років тому +1

    Yay very interesting topic . Hooray the videos coming out so soon ! Hallelujah !

  • @cyclistRM2024
    @cyclistRM2024 7 років тому

    So wonderful thanks Lucy

  • @azharialhag1768
    @azharialhag1768 4 місяці тому

    Thank you very much. I watched the movie Shawshank Redemption and enjoyed it very much

  • @gabrielepettinati9418
    @gabrielepettinati9418 7 років тому

    I love discover words etymology, not only of English words. I love your videos

  • @Malik99X9
    @Malik99X9 7 років тому

    Love you from Tunisia 💜

  • @onewordhereonewordthere6975
    @onewordhereonewordthere6975 3 роки тому

    Coupled with your beauty and the joy in the subject matter and teaching in general that is clearly sincere . I could say I was mesmerized. Wow ! Thank you .
    Word Logus

  • @Stefanos_01
    @Stefanos_01 6 років тому

    I really love etymology (I mostly study about English, Greek, Turkish, Persian and Arabic vocabulary), so I am glad to see there is a video of yours about it! The world "Muscle" actually comes from the latin word "musculus" which also comes from the ancient (and modern) greek word μῦς (mys), which actually has the exact same meaning. Fan fact: the word Etymology also comes from the Greek Language. It literally means the art of finding the pure, the true word, actually the root of it.

  • @ernestbeqiri5786
    @ernestbeqiri5786 7 років тому

    I always look up etymologies of words as well. You are not the only one that gets joy from doing that. :P

  • @hichamhida4867
    @hichamhida4867 7 років тому +1

    Reallyyy Useful Video My Best English Teacher thanks ❤❤

  • @rahimmottammal8411
    @rahimmottammal8411 6 років тому

    I watch daily u r videos. Because l learnt from you r topic.

  • @Nilmoy
    @Nilmoy 7 років тому

    Lovely Lucy !!!

  • @Xsh755
    @Xsh755 2 роки тому

    Love this👏❤️

  • @brucetsai7732
    @brucetsai7732 5 років тому

    Welcome to the club. i get joy from knowing etyomology as well!

  • @kimraehun9413
    @kimraehun9413 7 років тому

    i love looking at words etymology too. Especially when the word seems so new to me... I love you Lucy... 😍

  • @adag2271
    @adag2271 7 років тому

    Hello Lucy
    Enjoying your lessons:)

  • @MiguelAngelPuertas-lq9fw
    @MiguelAngelPuertas-lq9fw 7 років тому +12

    It has been really interesting, I've enjoyed a lot of your video. Good job!

  • @Sriamsh
    @Sriamsh Рік тому

    The lesson was really interesting!!

  • @barbarakotlarek5000
    @barbarakotlarek5000 5 років тому

    I do agree it is a little bit nerdy, but I totally get the pleasure and fun coming from it:) nice video, thank you!

  • @sebastienlopezmassoni8107
    @sebastienlopezmassoni8107 7 років тому

    Great explainations, thanks Lucy.

  • @felipelluch8979
    @felipelluch8979 7 років тому

    Me ha molado el vídeo del origen de las palabras. Espero más!

  • @Emma-sf6zo
    @Emma-sf6zo 7 років тому

    I love your channel bcs you are so smart and I can understand very easy what you say, thank you and keep going!💗

  • @blspegasus7457
    @blspegasus7457 7 років тому

    I love this new topic!

  • @adilsonnascimento8501
    @adilsonnascimento8501 7 років тому +1

    Good to see you again!! Awesome lessons. It's very interesting the etymology of words, I really like this!! 👏👏👏

  • @Brearbunny2751
    @Brearbunny2751 7 років тому

    This was very very interesting. Please do more videos like this. LOVED THIIIIS

  • @MrBrownnn696
    @MrBrownnn696 7 років тому

    Omg Lucy I wanna learn more History with you.... I didn't know about that Earl. Thanks for being awesome....

  • @haidersaddy2010
    @haidersaddy2010 7 років тому

    Thank you for your efforts

  • @pablofedericofidelamendola7302
    @pablofedericofidelamendola7302 7 років тому

    Awesome lesson Lucy. Etymology is a very interesting matter. Well done!!!.

  • @kavyaraghavendra3948
    @kavyaraghavendra3948 3 роки тому

    Very informative!!

  • @SpanishwithVicente
    @SpanishwithVicente 7 років тому +4

    The origin of No. 7 Avocado is pretty similar than Spanish (aguacate). It´s easy to get confused with this one (abogado = lawyer), mostly when you are learning Spanish and your mothertongue is English. :)

  • @logicianhypermorality9046
    @logicianhypermorality9046 7 років тому

    Thanks Lucy, this is nice one and please do it more.

  • @patclair6704
    @patclair6704 3 роки тому

    Without commenting in an 8 different way I was listening to your video without video and your voice is beautiful

  • @luigifilippozangoni5648
    @luigifilippozangoni5648 7 років тому +1

    ....really interesting... and, really charmante !

  • @laysnogueira1029
    @laysnogueira1029 7 років тому +1

    I loved it! I like etymology so Michael, and it really helps me to learn new languages as well 💕

  • @daniela440
    @daniela440 3 роки тому

    Absolutely delightful, what a mind of information ! lots of great and interesting facts, loved watching and enjoyed your zany delivery too, I can relate ! We will be watching more of your videos.

  • @jcheong5064
    @jcheong5064 7 років тому

    Thanks Lucy! You are amazeballs! I love all your videos, it's fab! 😆

  • @AA-xq5nq
    @AA-xq5nq 7 років тому

    @Lucy the colour of ur sweatshirt is awesome!!

  • @刘旭东-c4u
    @刘旭东-c4u 7 років тому

    Nihao! MY friends recommended the series of video to me ,I am really into them .Thank you so much ,Lucy .love U:)

  • @muhamadrizki3807
    @muhamadrizki3807 7 років тому

    you always looks beautiful, Lucy. I love your explanation and I almost spend about 10 to 15 mintues to watch your videos everyday. Keep your great work.

  • @200509028
    @200509028 6 років тому

    LOVE this kind of video :D

  • @GreenNastyRabbit
    @GreenNastyRabbit 7 років тому

    This was fun Lucy :)

  • @TheTurtle609
    @TheTurtle609 7 років тому

    Hi, Lucy. I am from Bulgaria 🇧🇬. I am learning at the moment both English and Spanish. I like very much your channel and it really helps me. But I also want to improve my listening skills in Spanish so could you recommend me a channel in youtube for Spanish learners? Thank you.

  • @IlmaFS
    @IlmaFS 7 років тому

    I love this video,, I look up for another etymologies video

  • @katielui131
    @katielui131 7 років тому

    This is very interesting!! Thank you!

  • @scheenafarmer3979
    @scheenafarmer3979 3 роки тому

    It’s good to study different books for the same information. I love that idea and it is also one of the ways that I haves adapted to when it comes to study the things I am interested in.

  • @ramzyshifa2843
    @ramzyshifa2843 7 років тому

    Excellent, Keep going

  • @massiworld5072
    @massiworld5072 7 років тому +1

    God Lucy that was such a great video! So interesting! You're not the only one obsessed with these kind of things hahah love you

  • @girl_offline
    @girl_offline 7 років тому +3

    i had my green tea and pastry (called - rožok) with butter and peach jam 😅 hello from Slovakia btw! 🇸🇰❤️

  • @conectateconjohn
    @conectateconjohn 7 років тому +2

    excellent I will recommend this video to my students

  • @barborajezkova8393
    @barborajezkova8393 7 років тому +2

    You're like a human Angel😍😁

  • @hassanameedy8953
    @hassanameedy8953 6 років тому +1

    Hey Lucy. I love the way you pronounce the “S”. it sounds so cute...

  • @azeitonaf.7880
    @azeitonaf.7880 7 років тому +2

    Avocado in Portuguese is abacate. Guava, goiaba; olive, oliva or azeitona; mango, manga. A sleeve is also called manga in Portuguese. Onion, cebola; garlic, alho. Lucy, you are stunning today.

  • @eduardosalvadorperezvazque439
    @eduardosalvadorperezvazque439 7 років тому

    Hello, Lucy! I like ethymology too, and I've been studying this subjects for years, of course in romanic languages. These languages have ther origen in latin and greek, with the exception of some spanish word, that come from the arabic. I've been surprised in discovering the same origen of the spanish word "vaina" (the cover of the sword), and the other word... you know.
    Thank you for the lesson, I'll be waiting for more videos in your channel. My greetings from Uruguay!

    • @Pilum1000
      @Pilum1000 5 років тому

      "same origen of the spanish word "vaina" (the cover of the sword), and the other word... you know." - it's not surpised, because and Spain and Britain were provinces of Rome... and later too it's had cultural influence from Latin too... :>

  • @stankormy5717
    @stankormy5717 7 років тому +1

    Interesting!

  • @YgtMrtK
    @YgtMrtK 7 років тому

    Wow ! this was amazing, I really enjoyed it. You should definetely continue doing this kind of etymology series.

  • @bumblebee5429
    @bumblebee5429 7 років тому +7

    So interesting! I love your last videos :) I had for breakfast a glass of milk with biscuits hahahahaha

  • @kreatos0352
    @kreatos0352 7 років тому

    Etymology is my new favourite thing

  • @shaimizrachi7010
    @shaimizrachi7010 7 років тому +1

    Hi Lucy, this is just a great and interesting video! I really enjoyed watching it. Hope you'll make more videos like this in the future. 😃

  • @sushantsraghuvanshi488
    @sushantsraghuvanshi488 4 роки тому

    Love from lndia to u

  • @areruben10
    @areruben10 7 років тому

    Hallo, world! How you doing this fine day? Good afternoon from Mexico. Thanks for this useful video. Keep up the good work, Lucy. ;)

  • @sucrecandy
    @sucrecandy 7 років тому

    I adore ethymology so why not listening to that in english and learn the language at the same time ( I speak french). Please do that more often!

  • @고명성-d3s
    @고명성-d3s 3 роки тому

    Me too! I love bread for snack, and ice cream???!!! I love it, the texture and gooey and sticky and it melts on my tongue. I love Baskins Robbins

  • @futraveller5498
    @futraveller5498 7 років тому

    I love it I love etymology

  • @Truther2001
    @Truther2001 3 роки тому +1

    You: "Just gimme the filling..." 😏😏😏
    Me: "Don't mind if I do!"

  • @satorsaeed
    @satorsaeed 5 років тому

    I love your hair Lucy

  • @sgp3039
    @sgp3039 7 років тому +1

    Lucy! Lucy! Lucy! Lucy! Lucy! Lucy! Lucy! Lucy!

  • @Hakkem-xj9pk
    @Hakkem-xj9pk 7 років тому

    thank you so much

  • @aliciadessironaldochavez8202
    @aliciadessironaldochavez8202 7 місяців тому

    Greetings from Guatemala !

  • @Nostalgia-pc6hb
    @Nostalgia-pc6hb 3 роки тому

    I do the same Lucy. I always get the origin of a difficult word to try and memorize it easily.

  • @ahmadtekko6191
    @ahmadtekko6191 7 років тому

    Sounds very interesting

  • @choiphuwangpan6640
    @choiphuwangpan6640 6 років тому

    Meem I am forgot to say something that first in utube paradise I clearly understood you English language. .. every things.... tiny corner from Arunachal pradesh situated in North East India

  • @violetsilverbridge2786
    @violetsilverbridge2786 7 років тому

    Hello, Lucy, I enjoyed your video about etymology. I think that it is very interesting science, it's kind of learning history through our everyday routine. We often don't know anything about words we are using, but when we search, we can find so many interesting stories behind it! I hope this is not your last video about etymology, it was so remarkable and I enjoyed it so much. Well done! :-) PS: Word 'muscle' has so weird explanation, just that thought of having mice under my skin gives me shivers! :-D

  • @abdulrazaqrahmat777
    @abdulrazaqrahmat777 Рік тому

    I enjoy it 😂😂😂

  • @YoSoyRodD
    @YoSoyRodD 7 років тому

    I think I'm a nerdie, I do that all the time It helps me understand the language I'm speaking, it's really entertaining.

  • @Surunar
    @Surunar 7 років тому +2

    happy teachers day madam iam from india to day we selebrated teachers day thank you.

  • @mucahitkurcan440
    @mucahitkurcan440 6 років тому +3

    I really like etimology and words :D

    • @EnglishwithLucy
      @EnglishwithLucy  6 років тому +1

      Me too!

    • @mahraba874
      @mahraba874 4 роки тому

      Same and I’m English and I want to learn some interesting things.

  • @adityawicaksono2701
    @adityawicaksono2701 7 років тому +2

    Hi lucy, I love you so much, say hi for indonesia please.😘☺️☺️💋 btw I miss your leasson about pronounciation

  • @annieelizabethhannan5601
    @annieelizabethhannan5601 2 роки тому

    have found with many words, over periods of time and the ongoing agenda and or narrative, the word becomes a group of letters representing the 'time'...very interesting. english language is a form of spell casting with the user being unaware of what he or she utters.

  • @thiagomussa593
    @thiagomussa593 7 років тому +1

    You're awesome, smart and beautiful.
    Thanks for the video, I'm your fan.
    Congrats for the 600k subscribers. You deserve it.

  • @najahdhemesh5072
    @najahdhemesh5072 7 років тому

    we need more of this ! or at least I need , i love to know the origin of words .. where they came from

  • @etymologist1976
    @etymologist1976 4 роки тому +1

    The etymology means the birth of life by the sun and moon. Etymology is designed with all of the text structure in ancient Korean(chosen)language.
    Indo-European language is rooted in ancient Korean language.
    www.gelssi.com/
    잉글리쉬 English 언 글씨 말씨를 그리다.
    언자
    애텨서 말오지, 애텨말지 , 애텨몰로지,etymology

  • @themesmes4752
    @themesmes4752 7 років тому +2

    MUY BUENO SALUDOS DESDE MEXICO

  • @OmarOmar-fi4bc
    @OmarOmar-fi4bc 7 років тому +1

    thank you about this

  • @summerbreeze1046
    @summerbreeze1046 7 років тому +2

    You're awesome!! ;-)

  • @JP_Travels
    @JP_Travels 2 роки тому

    Hi Lucy! Loved the video. To set something straight though, I must correct you on the etymology of oxymoron. Oxy means sharp or acute but moros means baby and because Greeks thought babies made no sense (you can't understand them) they called adults moros meaning crazy/foolish. So oxymoron is something that is acutely crazy/foolish.

  • @ВиталийСлонов-ч4ъ
    @ВиталийСлонов-ч4ъ 7 років тому

    Dear Lucy, I've just run barefoot to Timbuktu and back to watch this particular video; I only made it by the skin of my teeth, though. Any prizes at all?
    On a side note, I deeply and profoundly adore this channel.
    Much obliged in advance.

  • @markbernier8434
    @markbernier8434 7 років тому

    I suppose you subscribe to the Mirriam-Webster word of the day. Very enlightening. Love Kory Stamper's little videos. Perhaps do a lesson on the origin of phrases or sayings. e.g. Do you know the origin of "let the cat out of the bag"?

  • @danielstoykov1702
    @danielstoykov1702 7 років тому

    Hi Lucy, do you speak french? If you are interested in etymology you should learn it😉 . You' ll find out very strong connection between both languages. At least the british aristocracy used to speak it back in the days.

  • @sayanbose
    @sayanbose 6 років тому +1

    Adding one more to this list, sincere - which comes from 2 latin words - sine cera - meaning "without wax". The origin of this goes back to the Renaissance when sculptors used to create a lot of statues using marble, and when there was any error, they used wax to cover it and make the error less noticeable. So, "without wax" meant a statue which was without errors, in other words, pure and unblemished. That's how sincere came to be used to mean a feeling which is pure.

  • @memelesardi9497
    @memelesardi9497 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much for the explanation... es hora de envainar la espada...
    😅😅😅