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What is etymology and why is it important? Join us on an excursion into the world of eight common words' delightfully convoluted backstories.

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ETYMOLOGY Meaning: "facts of the origin and development of a word," from Old French etimologie, ethimologie (14c., Modern… See definitions of etymology.