by Zabaan | May 26, 2015 | Ancient Greek, Classical languages, Etymology
The word amazon is of Greek origin and is not a really an exotic tribal name, but pure and simply a descriptive term. It consists of the privative prefix a- (as in a-theist) and the noun mazos meaning breast. It alludes to the popular belief that Amazons cut of their...
by Zabaan | May 26, 2015 | Classical languages, Etymology, Old Norse
Parts of England were occupied by Old Norse speaking vikings between 860 and 950 AD. In this time many Old Norse words were borrowed into English, sometimes these words are surprisingly common in today’s English. Sky, anger and window, for example, are all of...
