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Understand “Hypothermia” Through Etymology

What’s 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮? Why does this remind me of #tea, #needles, & #clothes? ️

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𝟭. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁?

We’re talking about 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮 – a body core temperature below 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) in humans.

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𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱

The word 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮 comes from the Greek parts 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼 (meaning “less than”), 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺 (meaning “less than”), & -𝗶𝗮 (“state; condition”).

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𝟯. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱?

The term 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮 is said to have been first recorded in 1885–90. Antarctic explorers Ernest Shackleton & his team observed that body temperatures “below 94.2°, … … spells death at home”, though this probably referred to oral temperatures rather than core temperature & corresponded to mild hypothermia.

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𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 “𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗮” 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳:

A. 𝘁𝗲𝗮 – because “thermos”, another word from “therm”

B. 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 – because “hypodermic needles”. You’re so predictable :/

C. 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 – because “thermal vests”? Seriously, guys!

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18 Jun 2020
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Understand “Vaccinate” Through Etymology

What’s 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲? Why does this remind me of #cows, & #smallpox?

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𝟭. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁?

We’re talking about 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – injecting a weakened/killed microbe to stimulate the immune system against that category of microbes, thereby preventing disease.

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𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱

The word 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 comes from the Latin parts 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻 (meaning “cow”) & -𝗮𝘁𝗲 (“to”).

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𝟯. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱?

The term 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 is a back-formation from “vaccination”, first used in 1803, 3 years after Edward Jenner coined “𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” (1800).

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𝟰. 𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻? & 𝘄𝗵𝘆?

𝟭𝟳𝟲𝟴, English physician 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘄𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 realised that infection with 𝗰𝗼𝘄pox created smallpox-immunity.

𝟭𝟳𝟳𝟰, English farmer 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 successfully vaccinated his family against smallpox with 𝗰𝗼𝘄pox.

𝟭𝟳𝟵𝟲, British doctor 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 demonstrated that infection with the relatively mild 𝗰𝗼𝘄pox virus conferred immunity against the deadly smallpox virus. Thus began the journey of the word vaccine, & this is why it is connected with 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝘀.

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𝟱. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 “𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲” 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳:

A. 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝘀 – read ↑

B. 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗽𝗼𝘅 – duh!

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18 May 2020
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Understand “Philippic” Through Etymology

What’s a 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗰? Why does this remind me of #kings, #electronics, and #horses?
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#1. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁?
We’re talking about bitter, frictional, denouncing speeches about someone, and why that kind of speech is a 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗰!
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#2. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
The word 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗰 comes from the Greek parts 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 (referring to “King Philip II – King of Macedon”) and -𝗶𝗰 (“related to”).
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#3. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁? 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻?
1592, by G. Harvey
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#4. 𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻? and 𝗪𝗵𝘆?
Demosthenes (legendary Greek orator) made speeches directed against King Philip II of Macedon (the father of Alexander the Great). These speeches came to be known as 𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙠𝙤𝙞 𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙞, or literally, “speeches relating to Philip”. In the 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲, a philippic has retained only the “bitter, frictional, denouncing, defamatory speech” part of the meaning, and today the word carries no specific reference to King Philip II.
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#5. When you think 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗰 you should be reminded of:
A. 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 – because lots of kings were called 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 (here’s a list – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_(name))
B. 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 – because 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 is a Dutch multinational conglomerate and one of the largest electronics companies
C. 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 – because 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 = 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹 (love) + 𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽 (horse) = 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀, which is a name used to describe knights, as they used to train with their horses for long hours. See our post on 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 – https://logophilia.in/understand-philip-etymology
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09 May 2020
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Understand “Philip” Through Etymology

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#1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱

Philip derives from Greek – “hippo”, meaning “horse”. In Ancient Greece only the rich could own horses. Philip, therefore meant a horse-lover.

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07 May 2020
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Understand “Pandemic” Through Etymology

What’s a 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰? Why is #COVID19 called a #pandemic? Why does this remind me of #government, #statistics, & #PublicSpeaking?

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#1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱

The word “Pandemic” comes from the Greek parts 𝗽𝗮𝗻 (“all”), 𝗱𝗲𝗺 (“people”), & -𝗶𝗰 (“of”, or “related to”). A 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰, therefore, is something (said mostly of diseases) that is 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.

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#2. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁?

Unclear. The earliest meaning of a pandemic was not in reference to a disease-category, but in the sense of “pertaining to all people; public, common”.

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#3. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱?

The term “a pandemic disease” was first used in print in 1853.

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#4. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰?

An epidemic is smaller in scale than a 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 which is an epidemic that has spread across a large region, affecting a substantial number of people.

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#5. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀? When you think 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 you should be reminded of:

A. 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – because democracy also comes from “dem” (people)

B. 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 – because statistical data about people is called demographics

C. 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 – because of Demosthenes, whose name means “vigour of the people”. #Demosthenes, an iconic orator, is best known for his speeches (the 4 Phillipics) against King Philip II of Macedon (the father of Alexander the Great).

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02 May 2020
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Understand “Corona” Through Etymology

The Etymology of “Corona”

Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, they cause mild to lethal respiratory tract infections. The name comes from the Latin “Corona”, meaning crown/wreath. These are so-called because they are surrounded by large, bulb-like structures, creating a solar corona (halo) like appearance.

Do you know why coronaviruses are called “corona” viruses? Why does this remind me of the heart, and flowers, and royal people? ♥️
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#1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱
The name “coronavirus” is derived from Latin 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮, meaning “crown” or “wreath”. This Latin word itself is a borrowing from the Greek word for the same.
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#2. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁?
The name was coined by June Almeida and David Tyrrell, who first observed and studied human coronaviruses.
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#3. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱?

The word was first used in print in 1968 by an informal group of virologists in the journal Nature to designate the new family of viruses.

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#4.𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻-𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?
The name refers to the characteristic appearance of virions (the infective form of the virus), which have a fringe of large, bulb-like surface projections creating an image similar to the 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮 or halo.
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#5. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀?When you think 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙖 you should be reminded of:
A. the 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 – because 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 encircle the heart like a crown;
B. a 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 – because certain flowers have a crown-shaped perianth appendage called a 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮
C. a 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 – because the crowning ceremony of a queen or a king is called a 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
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30 Apr 2020
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