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E for Etymology

S1, E5: Etymology is the tool linguists use to decipher the backstories of words and phrases; exploring why "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" is really about sheep in Great Britain; why quaint originally meant crafty; why one drinks punches as well as throws them.

2021 · 15m

Information

Released
2021
Run Time
15 min
Rated
PG

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC), English (United States)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.