Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Etimoloujee

Ostentatious: from the mid-1500's; Latin word "ostentatio" meaning "vain display".

10 comments:

LAH. said...

"lacking in money," 1596,
from in- "not" + L. pecuniosus "rich,"
from pecunia "money, property."

Taylor said...

Sycophant:

1530. From the Greek word Sukophantes, which means informer. Sukon= "fig" + phantes= "one who shows"(from Phainein, to show).

Possibly originally said of the denouncers of theft or exportation of figs.

Literally, the person showing a fig, referring to the fig sign used in making an accusation. (Like the "Got your nose!" thing. =D)

Madison said...

Fastidious
1440, "full of pride," from Latin idiosus "disdainful, squeamish, exacting," from fastidium "loathing".

Kathryn said...

Greek: adopted from the first book of the Old Testament. Meaning "orgin" "creation" or "beginning." In Hebrew it is translated as " In the beginning"

Mel said...

Mendacious: 1616 from the Latin word mendacium meaning "a lie," from mendax "lying, deceitful," related to menda "fault, defect, carelessness in writing"

Brittany said...

arbitrary

early 15c., "deciding by one's own discretion," from L. arbitrarius "depending on the will, uncertain," from arbiter

Julian said...

PENCHANT
1672,
French
pencher "to incline,"

sarah said...

1667 french "enui" annoyance

sarah said...

oh my word was Ennui sorry!

Confucious said...

(UGH) it's ok sarah....