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The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. [25] Crīst ( genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός ( Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ( Māšîaḥ, ' Messiah '), meaning 'anointed'; [26] [27] and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist.
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On 12 December, the English Wikipedia passed the 3.5-million-article mark, while the French Wikipedia's millionth article was created on 21 September. The 1-billionth Wikimedia project edit was performed on 16 April.
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The word etymology is derived from the Ancient Greek word ἐτυμολογία (ἐτυμολογία), itself from ἔτυμον (ἔτυμον), meaning 'true sense or sense of a truth', and the suffix -logia, denoting 'the study or logic of'. The term etymon refers to the predicate (i.e. stem or root) from which a later word or morpheme derives. For example, the Latin word candid...
Etymologists apply a number of methods to study the origins of words, some of which are: 1. Philologicalresearch. Changes in the form and meaning of the word can be traced with the aid of older texts, if such are available. 2. Making use of dialectological data. The form or meaning of the word might show variations between dialects, which may yield...
Etymological theory recognizes that words originate through a limited number of basic mechanisms, the most important of which are language change, borrowing (i.e., the adoption of "loanwords" from other languages); word formation such as derivation and compounding; and onomatopoeia and sound symbolism(i.e., the creation of imitative words such as "...
The search for meaningful origins for familiar or strange words is far older than the modern understanding of linguistic evolution and the relationships of languages, which began no earlier than the 18th century. From Antiquity through the 17th century, from Pāṇini to Pindar to Sir Thomas Browne, etymology had been a form of witty wordplay, in whic...
Alfred Bammesberger. English Etymology. Heidelberg: Carl Winter, 1984.Philip Durkin. "Etymology", in Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 2nd edn. Ed. Keith Brown. Vol. 4. Oxford: Elsevier, 2006, pp. 260–7.Philip Durkin. The Oxford Guide to Etymology. Oxford/NY: Oxford University Press, 2009.William B. Lockwood. An Informal Introduction to English Etymology. Montreux, London: Minerva Press, 1995.Tremendous thanks and appreciation to all of you. The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms. It is professional enough to satisfy academic standards, but accessible enough to be used by anyone.
月 つき • ( tsuki ) the moon. Synonyms: 太陰 (taiin), ムーン (mūn) ( astronomy) a natural satellite. moonlight, moonbeam. Synonyms: 月光 (gekkō), 月影 (tsukikage) a 家紋 (kamon, “ family crest ”) with various designs of the moon. ( tarot) the Moon, the eighteenth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks ...
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出典. 関連項目. 12月26日 （じゅうにがつにじゅうろくにち）は、 グレゴリオ暦 で年始から360日目（ 閏年 では361日目）にあたり、年末まであと5日ある。 できごと. 1606年 - ウィリアム・シェイクスピア の悲劇『 リア王 』が初演。 1634年 （ 寛永 11年 11月7日 ） - 鍵屋の辻の決闘 。 1776年 - アメリカ独立戦争: トレントンの戦い 。 1793年 - ルートヴィヒ・フォン・プロイセン と フリーデリケ・フォン・メクレンブルク＝シュトレーリッツ が結婚。 1805年 - フランス と オーストリア が プレスブルクの和約 に調印。 1825年 （ ユリウス暦 12月14日 ） - デカブリストの乱 。
