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Q&A How did 'to wit' shift to denote 'that is to say'?

0 answers  ·  last activity 5 days ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A Why did David Ricardo coin "rent", to signify income from a factor of production that exceeds the minimum amount necessary (to beget that factor of production)?

0 answers  ·  last activity 20 days ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How did "as" amass all its confusing "broad and vague meanings"?

1 answer  ·  last activity 20 days ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How does the original meaning of “but” (“outside”) relate to its current 2021 meanings?

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A Why wasn't the prefix 'ad-' used for 'in-' + 'putare'?

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How did 'in-' + 'putare' compound to mean 'to attribute, credit to'?

0 answers  ·  last activity 25 days ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How did 'forfeit' shift to signify ‘penalty imposed for committing such a misdeed'?

1 answer  ·  last activity about 1 month ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A How did 'solicit' semantically shift to signify ‘manage affairs’?

1 answer  ·  last activity about 2 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Why “chose” in action? Why not “right/droit” in action?

1 answer  ·  last activity about 2 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A Why do the most spoken human languages in 2021 greet with words related to health or peace?

1 answer  ·  last activity about 2 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A How did “negotiable” mean “a good or security whose ownership is easily transferable”?

1 answer  ·  last activity 2 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A How did “a pesar de” signify “in spite of”?

0 answers  ·  last activity 2 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How did "join issue" mean ‘jointly submit a disputed matter to the decision of the court’?

1 answer  ·  last activity 2 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A How did "put under" shift to signify "cause to take the place of", then "enough"?

1 answer  ·  last activity 3 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A How did 'quibus?' shift to mean 'evasion of a point at issue'?

1 answer  ·  last activity 3 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Please expound and simplify the semantic progression behind "reduce"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How did kúklos ("circular") shift to signify "general"?

1 answer  ·  last activity 3 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Why are service or maintenance contracts called 'warranties', when they aren't Legal Warranties?

1 answer  ·  last activity 3 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A How does "drive out" shift to signify "weigh out"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A What's the Semantic Field of puto?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How did "represent" semantically shift to signify "standing in the place of another"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How did 'folding back' semantically shift to mean 'reply'?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How can "lemma" be translated as "rede-ship" with merely Germanic etymons?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A What did the etymons of “on by + out, over, up” mean?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A Expound and simplify the "semantic progression" behind "must"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How does the notion of “in defiance of” signify “notwithstanding”?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How does "happening" appertain to "(be)falling"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How's “drag” related to “handle, deal with, discuss”?

0 answers  ·  last activity 3 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How did 'less than' semantically shift to mean 'if not'?

2 answers  ·  last activity 4 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A How does backwardation semantically relate to "backward"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by tommi‭

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Q&A How did “-able” semantically shift to mean “requiring”?

2 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Q&A What explains Arabic "Greater Etymology"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 5 months ago by user53100‭

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Q&A Etymology of "ohyra"?

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by tommi‭

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Q&A What semantic notions underlie "gasket" with "little gird, maidservant"?

1 answer  ·  last activity 6 months ago by PSTH‭

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Q&A How can a prepositional phrase shift to become a verb?

2 answers  ·  last activity 6 months ago by msh210‭

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Q&A How did « re » + « partir » compound to "repartee", which means "rejoinder"?

1 answer  ·  last activity 7 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A What semantic notions underlie 'privity' with 'privity of contract'?

0 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How did 'equity' semantically shift to mean 'Assets — Liabilities'?

1 answer  ·  last activity 7 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A Etymology of "son of a gun"

1 answer  ·  last activity 7 months ago by hkotsubo‭

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Q&A How did 'consideration' shift to signify grounds and the act of deliberation, then inducer of a grant or promise?

1 answer  ·  last activity 7 months ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How did "re" + "join" semantically compound to mean "riposte"?

0 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A How did 'the better to —' semantically shift to mean 'So as to — better'?

0 answers  ·  last activity 7 months ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A What does "unused root" mean?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by msh210‭

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Q&A Using adjectives that are related to taste for describing emotions

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by Jirka Hanika‭

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Q&A What is the origin (etymology) of the word مسدس (pistol)?

1 answer  ·  last activity 8 months ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A Why is “timbre” pronounced “tamber”?

1 answer  ·  last activity 9 months ago by user8078‭

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Q&A Whence אֶת between partners' names?

1 answer  ·  last activity 11 months ago by David‭

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