October 9, 2026
A practical glossary distinguishes terms that are often blurred in discussions of word history, from cognate and borrowing to derivation and folk etymology. Each entry pairs a concise definition with a worked example, such as English “beef,” borrowed through French from Latin *bos*.
September 22, 2026
A rigorous look at how words originate and travel across languages, with concrete etymological pathways, dating, and semantic changes. This piece foregrounds methodology and evidence, examples, and the interplay of cognates, borrowings, and semantic shift.