Boss is Dutch in origin and is a bastardization of the Dutch "base." Its use was a uniquely American way of avoiding the word "master," which had quickly become associated with slavery by the mid ...

KARACHI - Senior Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has announced that the provincial government is committed to transforming ...

The origin of "fuck" is one of the hardest to trace, as it was banned from early written work and dictionaries. Etymologies from various sources all tend to agree that the word probably developed ...

Word of the day: Persnickety. If you’ve ever met someone who is overly concerned with small details, perhaps even in an irritating way, you now have the perfect word to describe them—persnickety.

For years, social media users have claimed that the word "freelance" originates from a medieval term for a mercenary warrior.. In early February 2024, one Instagram user, whose post had amassed ...

India News: NEW DELHI: Opposing a PIL seeking deletion of the word 'Sindh' from the national anthem, SCI has moved to Supreme Court saying any such move would dea ...

MUMBAI: Ahead of the 64th anniversary of the Independence Day of India, a retired professor has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the use of the word \'Sindh\' in the National Anthem ...

Origin Uncertain: Unravelling the Mysteries of Etymology. By Anatoly Liberman. Oxford University Press; 344 pages; $29.99 and £22.99. M ANY WORDS are puzzles themselves.