Ye olde word

What does the word accolade have to word with a knight? Listen to this episode to find out!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accolade

https://www.britannica.com/topic/knight-cavalryman

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/brief-history-of-knights/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/dcslfi/how_did_one_become_a_knight_in_the_medival_ages/

https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/jcs078/accolade_an_embrace_kiss_especially_that_given_to/

https://historyofyesterday.com/how-did-squires-become-knights-in-the-medieval-era-e8a10d2f2db7

What does milk have to do with the Milky way? Does asterisk means little star? Answers to all these questions are found in this episode!

Sources:

https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/science-diction-sun/

https://www.etymologynerd.com/blog/sunny-disposition

https://medium.com/the-philipendium/word-connections-sun-moon-stars-946d9d0e5a13

https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question48.html

https://www.history.com/news/who-named-the-planets

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-history-of-galaxy

https://wordhistories.net/2016/08/11/galaxy-lettuce/

Was the fruit orange named after the colour or is it the other way around? Listen to this episode to find out!

Sources:

https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/the-etymology-of-the-orange

https://lithub.com/color-or-fruit-on-the-unlikely-etymology-of-orange/

In this episode, we look into certain words that describe words like onomatopoeia, embolalia, portmanteau, tmesis and bahuvrihi. 

Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/where-did-the-word-barbarian-come-from

https://www.britannica.com/topic/barbarian

https://www.britannica.com/topic/portmanteau-word

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formulaic_language

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmesis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahuvrihi

https://humanparts.medium.com/ten-great-words-about-words-63c6e8622cca

Who is Jack and why is he associated with Halloween? Listen to this episode to find out!

Sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain

https://perma.cc/D4X6-PSHX

https://www.dictionary.com/e/jack/

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/the-story-of-jack-o-lantern-if-you-knew-the-sufferings-of-that-forsaken-craythur-1.4065773

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanterns

https://www.history.com/news/history-of-the-jack-o-lantern-irish-origins

What does the S.O.S distress signal have to do with the Titanic's fateful crash? Listen to find out!

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayday

https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/latest-news/its-mayday-but-that-means-trouble-for-aviators/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-pan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31911/what-does-sos-stand

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/why-titanic-first-call-help-not-sos-signal

Why are Vampires called Vampires? Are there different types of Vampire like creatures in other cultures? Listen to find out!

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_folklore_by_region

Wilson, K. M. (1985). The History of the Word “Vampire.” Journal of the History of Ideas, 46(4), 577. doi:10.2307/2709546

Where did the word juggernaut come from? Did it come from the name of a Hindu god? Listen to find out!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggernaut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mandeville

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoric_of_Pordenone

https://www.learnreligions.com/rath-yatra-1770555

https://blog.oup.com/2017/08/origins-juggernaut-jagannath/

Why is a potato called a potato? Is it related to the poisonous nightshade family? Who is Parmentier and what did he do to popularise potatoes? Listen to the episode to find out!

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato

https://culturedarm.com/cultural-history-potato-earth-apple/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine-Augustin_Parmentier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_the_Great

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/parmentier-made-potatoes-popular

https://laidbackgardener.blog/2016/02/23/how-the-potato-got-its-name/

https://wordhistories.net/2017/09/29/spud-potato-origin/

What is the purpose of Gargoyles? Why are they called Gargoyles? Listen to the episode to find out!

Source:

https://www.academia.edu/9706139/A_Collision_of_Gargoyles_in_Evental_Aesthetics_2013_

https://goingtotehran.com/the-history-of-gargoyles/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle