2022-06-10

Published: 2022-06-10

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-06-10.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• urethra
• bladder
• diner
• shimmy
• mummy
• spindly
• bod
• buff
• crud
• pant

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urethra

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• Latin ūrēthra (urethra), ūrīna (urine) <- Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”)
• cf. urine

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bladder

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• ultimately PIE *bʰleh₁- (to blow) via which bladder is cognate with blow

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diner

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• dine + -er
• U.S. “a roadside restaurant with a long counter and booths for seating customers, typically serving informal inexpensive meals and opening until late at night”

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shimmy

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• from chemise (a woman’s dress that fits loosely) (/ʃəˈmiz/) <- Latin camisia (shirt) -> English camisole

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mummy

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spindly

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• spindle + -y <- spin

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bod

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• clipping of body
• cf. dad bod (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad_bod)

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buff

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• French buffle (buffalo), Latin būbalus (buffalo)
• cf. buffalo

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crud

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• cf. cruddy
• originally a metathetic variant of curd

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pant

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• ultimately from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰσῐ́ᾱ (phantasíā, “look, appearance”) -> fantasy