The Etymology of Summer Meriwether Clarke Arts & Culture This piece originally appeared in Entropy Magazine. Author’s note: The date and definition of each word is only the Oxford English Dictionary’s first known recording of the word’s use (in...
The Etymology of Protest Meriwether Clarke Government, Politics & Economics This piece originally appeared in Entropy Magazine. Author’s note: The dates next to each definition are the Oxford English Dictionary’s first known recording of that particular definition’s use (in...
Science in the World of Islam: The Syllable “Al-“ Paul Braterman Religion, Science & Medicine As in Alcatraz; Alcove; Alfalfa; Alcohol; Alkali; Alizarin; Almanac; Alchemy; Alembic; Algol; Almagest; Algebra; Algorithm; Alhambra The syllable Al- is Arabic for "the," and is attached to the beginning of...
