Dec 22, 2012 · According to Etymonline, history comes from the same root as story. If they are from the same word, where does hi- come from? Is it just because of the English habit of taking names from …

And from a 1654 translation of Charles Sorel, The Extravagant Shepherd, or, The History of the Shepherd Lysis, an Anti-Romance: For Homers sentences, besides that they are such as it may be …

Mar 20, 2019 · A Hathi Trust search of the bilingual (Spanish/English) edition of the Cecil Jane translation of The Four Voyages of Columbus: A Documentary History reports 90 instances of the …

Jan 29, 2014 · I understand that the letter "J" is relatively new — perhaps 400–500 years old. But since there has long been important names that begin with J, such as Jesus, Joshua, Justinian, etc., and …

Mar 11, 2011 · Truth in history reveals as fully the decline of the race as its rise; of the decadence of knowledge as its growth. This example is especially striking because it argues that assuming that …

Jun 3, 2018 · 2 Other answers touch on the history of the word salary as it connects back to Latin. I'll try to trace a different question - the development of the salarius = soldiers are paid salt folk etymology …

May 30, 2025 · I have been poking around wondering about the colloquial usage of on tomorrow in Southern American English and wondering about its origins. I can find some records of official usage …

Apr 16, 2014 · History of using capital letters for names Ask Question Asked 11 years, 10 months ago Modified 11 years, 3 months ago

Dec 2, 2025 · You can use " historical recurrence ". Wikipedia Historical recurrence is an idea in the study of history that history repeats itself. The concept of historical recurrence has been applied to …

What is the history of the word "troubleshoot"? At face value, it seems to be mean "aiming for trouble." Which must be short-hand for locating the source of the trouble by …