Do you know whyâŠ
âŠa mortgage is literally a death pledge? âŠwhy guns have girlsâ names? âŠwhy salt is related to soldier?
Youâre about to find outâŠ
The Etymologicon (e-t?-âmĂ€-lĂ€-ji-kĂ€n) is:
*Witty (wi-te\): Full of clever humor
*Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge
*Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensive
The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains: how you get from âgruntledâ to âdisgruntledâ; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers âmoney for saltâ; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world (hint: Seattle) connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what precisely the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
