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The root of the word education is e-ducere, literally, to lead forth, or to bring out something which is potentially present.

from The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm (1956)

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Daily Etymology #160

Wedding

Wedding originated from the Middle English weddyng, from the Old English weddung, meaning betrothal. The stem, wed, came from wedian, meaning to marry or pledge, which itself was ultimately derived from the Proto-Germanic *wadją, meaning pledge, from the PIE root *wedʰ-, which meant to pledge.

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Hab/Hib

Latin HABERE, HABITUM, “to have, hold”, HABITARE, HABITATUM “to have a home, to dwell”

1. Cohabitation - n. Living together; coexistence 

-L. co, “together,” + habitare = dwelling together 

2. Exhibit - v. To show; to display 

-L. ex, “out,” + habitum = to hold out 

-syn. demonstrate / -ant. conceal 

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Daily Etymology #158

Vaccine

The word 'vaccine' originally referred only to cowpox, as it was derived from the Latin vaccinus, meaning related to cows, from vacca meaning cow. This term was initially used to refer to cowpox being used as a method of immunisation to smallpox. When other vaccines were developed, they kept the name of the first vaccine against smallpox, developed by Edward Jenner.

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Daily Etymology #157

Dilemma

Dilemma is a loanword from Late Latin, from the Ancient Greek dílēmma, meaning a double proposition. This was a technical term in rhetoric. It came from di-, meaning two, and lemma, meaning premise. Lemma is derived from the verb lambánō, meaning I take.

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Daily Etymology #155

Vehement

Vehement either came from the Middle French vehement, meaning forcefulness or violence, or from the Latin vehemēns, meaning eager or ardent. Vehemens is of uncertain etymology, though it has been proposed that it came from vehere (to carry) or -ve (out of), and mens (mind). Vehere was ultimately derived from the PIE root *weǵʰ-, meaning to bring or transport.

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Daily Etymology #146

Grenade

Grenade came from the Old French grenate, as part of the phrase pomme grenate, meaning pomegranate. This is because grenades have a similar shape to pomegranates. Pomme grenate was derived from the Latin pomum granatum, pomum meaning fruit and granatum meaning pomegranate. Granatum came from granatus, which meant 'having many seeds', from granum meaning seed.

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Daily Etymology #156

Spiel

Spiel was borrowed from the German spiel or the Yiddish shpil, meaning game or performance. Both came from the Old High German spil, from the Proto Germanic *spil, meaning game or dance, which is of uncertain etymology.

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