Saturday Matinee: Etymoleon
History Daily
Airship | Noiser | Wondery
4.4 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we uncover the origins of words associated with Valentine's Day. Why is it called a "French kiss"? Where does the word "infatuate" come from? Why does an X symbolize a kiss? And more...
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| 0:38.5 | Oh, I love words. I bet I use them every day. I'm using them right now. There's just so many of them and each has a melody, a meaning, and a backstory. That's especially true for us English speakers. It's probably likely, depending on how you count them, that English has a richer vocabulary than other languages because it borrowed so |
| 0:43.6 | many words as it developed. Germanic, Celtic, French, Latin, Greek, so many roots and prefixes and |
| 0:50.1 | suffixes and stories. Boy, do I enjoy a good etymology. |
| 0:58.8 | And if you're a word lover, too, do we have a treat for you, just in time for Valentine's weekend? |
| 0:59.9 | On today's Saturday matinee, we have an episode from the podcast, Etymolion, dedicated to |
| 1:04.7 | the language of love, exploring theories about the origins of Valentine's Day, why they're |
| 1:09.9 | called French kisses, |
| 1:11.4 | why being a flirt in the Middle Ages was far from flattering, and finding the foolish roots |
| 1:16.3 | of the word infatuate. I hope you enjoy. While you're listening, be sure to search for |
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