Did you know English didn’t really start out as English? A huge chunk of the language actually comes from elsewhere. In fact, ...

English is a rich melting pot of words borrowed and adapted from languages across the globe. Many long, elegant, or even tongue-twisting English words have surprising backstories that trace back to ...

Like a wandering sailor, the Latin root “porto” has a girl in every . .. well, port. “Porto” means “carry,” and this roamin’ Roman root has sailed into scores of English words, serving us both the ...

Apples grow on trees, and the government prints money. And words — words come from, well, other words. For example, the Lilliputians of Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels” lent their name to a ...

Because a prude is prudent when it comes to sexual matters, you might take it for granted that “prude” and “prudent” have the same origins. But making that assumption “wouldn’t be prudent,” as the ...

With students gone for the day, sixth grade teachers Joy Ford and Ryan Rusk sat in a classroom discussing the Latin root temp. After determining that “contemporary” and “temporary” share the root, ...

These old English words have been around since before people started writing history. They remind us where our language came from and show how words can last through time while the world keeps ...

Next week, you can “Mosey Down Main Street” in Lafayette, Ind., during an event featuring outdoor games, music and food. It’s part of the city’s effort to promote its downtown businesses, according to ...