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What is the origin of "nonchalance?"

etymology antonyms

Why does "free" have 2 meanings? (Gratis and Libre)

etymology history

English word forms not having cognates in any other language

"Privative" meaning "a concept of absence" [closed]

What happened to the word "awesome" between 1760 and 1790? [closed]

Can we say that "he" and "she" are cognates?

etymology personal-pronouns

Origin of the phrase ''Respect,man/bro. ''?

etymology slang colloquialisms speech phrase-origin

Does hunx have an origin?

etymology slang literature

what are the origins of hi, hey, hello?

Origin of the phrase "Don't rain on my parade"

etymology phrase-origin

What is the origin of the word "efforting"?

Origin of the expression "you can't make chicken salad out of chicken something else"

etymology sports

Why are you saying something "for" yourself when your parent asks you what you have to say for yourself?

etymology expressions idioms

Why Greek morphemes over Latin, or Latin over Greek? A Call to Lexicographers

etymology latin morphology greek morphemes

"Jiggery-pokery" - Can Anyone Remedy this Paucity?

etymology idiom-meaning obscure-terms

What is the origin of the phrase "War never changes"

etymology phrases literature

The origin of the phrase "Eskimo Brothers"

etymology pejorative-language origin-unknown phrase-origin

Is there any connection between 'biscuit' and 'bisque'?

etymology french food

When and where did "idren" enter the English language? [closed]

word-usage etymology

In "pedophilia," why philos rather than eros?

meaning etymology ambiguity idiom-meaning