{"id":30108,"date":"2017-05-31T23:01:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T15:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=30108"},"modified":"2018-04-11T16:15:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T08:15:38","slug":"words-uncanny-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/words-uncanny-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Modern Words with The Most Uncanny Origins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever wonder about the origins of some modern words<\/a> that you read on the Internet or frequently use yourself? I know I do. Now go ahead, call me a \u2018word-nerd\u2019, but this is how I know about a lot of cool stuff<\/strong>, like the fact that many words we use today thinking them as very twenty-first-century, were in fact originated quite a while ago in the most uncanny of places<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Basically what happens is that in any language, words tend to evolve<\/a>. They may lose their original meanings<\/strong> and start giving out a new explanation to their context. Sometimes they even travel from their native speakers across oceans<\/strong> to become a part of a new language altogether. And when we start tracing their roots, we\u2019re left nothing but surprised<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In the write up that follows, I am presenting a small list of such words that have originated at places<\/strong> (or by the people) you least expect them to be<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Nerd<\/h2>\n

If you see someone who\u2019s enthusiastic about technology or bookish stuff<\/strong>, you simply call him or her a nerd<\/em>. Surprisingly, the word \u2018nerd\u2019 was used first time in the literature by none other than world\u2019s most creative word inventor Dr. Seuss<\/strong> in his book If I Ran the Zoo<\/em> \u2013 (1950).<\/p>\n

\"01-nerd\"<\/figure>\n

To be honest, I think that Dr. Seuss was actually a \u2018word nerd\u2019 in the true sense<\/strong>. After all, he wrote a whole book under 50 words<\/a> just to address a challenge.<\/p>\n

Prom<\/h2>\n

Though prom is commonly known as that special occasion when high school girls in colorful gowns and boys in ill-fitting tuxedos pose awkwardly<\/strong> for photos that they will cherish (or regret) for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n

From its origins though, it came from the word \u201cpromenade\u201d<\/strong>, the formal parading of guests at banquets that universities in the US held in 19th<\/sup> century for each year\u2019s graduating class<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tween<\/h2>\n

The word Tween is often used for the restless pre-teens<\/strong> (usually crazy about Justin Bieber and Hannah Montana), and in the field of animation, as the creation of successive frames between two key frames<\/strong> (e.g. motion tween).<\/p>\n

But who could have thought that such a hip word was actually used in 1973<\/strong> for the first time by the great J.R.R. Tolkien in his world-famous book The Lord of the Rings<\/em> where he described the Hobbit in his tweens<\/strong>. Interesting right?<\/p>\n

Yahoo<\/h2>\n

Everyone knows about Yahoo being the coolest search engine<\/strong> and email service provider till a few decades ago (well, basically until Gmail came into the scene). Also, almost all of us have read Jonathan Swift\u2019s novel<\/strong> Gulliver\u2019s Travels<\/em> in our childhood. Yes, but what\u2019s the connection?<\/p>\n

The word Yahoo<\/em> traces its origins to this famous novel in which Yahoo was referred to a race of brutes<\/strong>. Thinking of it, today Yahoo does seem quite basic and backward as compared to other search engines. Wouldn\u2019t you agree?<\/p>\n

Denim <\/h2>\n

Denim is perhaps the most universally worn fabric that\u2019s always in fashion<\/strong>. Though a symbol of modern clothing, the word denim<\/em> originated from French serge de Nimes<\/em>, meaning \u201cthe fabric of Nimes\u201d<\/strong> (the place in France where it was originally invented in the 17th<\/sup> century). However, with the passage of time only de Nimes<\/em> was left that evolved into Denim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"02-denim\"<\/figure>\n

So next time you wear your denim jacket to look swank, remember that it\u2019s a centuries old fabric that you\u2019re donning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Pamphlet<\/h2>\n

Anyone who\u2019s in the business of graphic designing and printing<\/strong> may know very well what a pamphlet is (and how much your client annoys you with his revisions for this small piece of print). But did you also know that the word pamphlet<\/em> has quite old and rather romantic beginnings?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Around 14th<\/sup> century, a Latin love poem became very popular in Europe<\/strong> and it was copied many times and passed from person to person. The poem titled Pamphilus<\/em> (means: concerning love<\/em>), eventually giving us the word Pamphlet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cyberspace<\/h2>\n

Science-fiction has often provided inspiration for some real scientific works<\/strong>. A similar thing happened when the writer William Gibson mentioned the term cyberspace<\/em> around 1986 in his science-fiction novel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The word was later picked up by the actual cyber community<\/strong> to refer to a \u2018space of inter-connected network of computers\u2019, thus cyberspace became part of the slang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fanzine<\/h2>\n

Fanzine<\/em> is actually a portmanteau<\/a> of the words fan<\/em> and magazine. <\/em>Interestingly, fanzine was invented in 1940 by a die-hard fan<\/strong> of the science-fiction genre named Russ Chauvenet. To think of it, today\u2019s Facebook fan pages are a kind of online fanzines<\/strong>, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n

Atomic Bomb<\/h2>\n

Another case of science-fiction lending a word to the scientific community<\/strong>, is Atomic bomb. HG Wells, the father of science-fiction, was the first to imagine a uranium-based hand grenade<\/strong> that \u201cwould continue to explode indefinitely\u201d in his 1914 novel The World Set Free<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"03-atomic-bomb\"<\/figure>\n

Wells\u2019 concepts in the novel made a great impression on Leo Szilard<\/strong>, a physicist who patented the idea of a nuclear reactor<\/strong> to make the actual Atomic bomb.<\/p>\n

Weird<\/h2>\n

Originally a noun<\/strong>, weird is one of those words that lost its original meanings<\/strong> with time. Weird<\/em> in Old English means \u201cdestiny\u201d or \u201cfate\u201d<\/strong>, but with passage of time its meanings turned into \u201csomeone who can control his fate\u201d, or in other words someone rather \u201cunnatural\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This led to its modern meanings as someone \u201cstrange\u201d<\/strong>, or in other words, weird. Wow! How weird is the word weird<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Spaceship<\/h2>\n

The first thing that comes into mind when you think of a spaceship is the Star Wars trilogy, or something like that. But the origins of this word<\/strong> has much to do with J. J. Astor\u2019s 1894 novel<\/strong> A Journey in Other Worlds<\/em>, that\u2019s about a futuristic tale of a manned spacecraft exploring the space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Robot<\/h2>\n

Every other day an advanced robot is designed<\/strong> and programmed to do different tasks to help the humanity. The word robot<\/em> however, has rather grim roots. First coined in a 1920 play, robot comes from Slavic word<\/strong> robota<\/em> meaning \u201ca forced laborer\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"04-robot\"<\/figure>\n

The name robota was actually given to the peasants who were bind in compulsory service under the feudal system<\/strong> that was widespread in the 19th<\/sup> century Europe. So the word Robot eloquently fits the concept<\/strong> of manufactured artificial workers. How ironic!<\/p>\n

Twitter<\/h2>\n

Though, Twitter today has become synonymous to the popular micro-blogging platform<\/strong>, however, the word itself was mentioned for the first time by the famous English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, somewhere in the 14th<\/sup> century<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The poet referred Twitter as \u201ccontinuous chirping\u201d<\/strong> (or tweeting), which is actually not that far from how some people use Twitter these days\u2026<\/p>\n

Freelance<\/h2>\n

If you call freelancers as corporate mercenaries, working for different employers on contractual basis, you wouldn\u2019t be too far from the word\u2019s original meanings<\/strong>. The word \u2018freelance\u2019 comes from Sir Walter Scott\u2019s renowned novel Ivanhoe<\/em>, in which a lord refers to his paid army of \u2018free lances\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So, next time someone hires your freelance services<\/strong>, be happy to think yourself as a modern day soldier in arms.<\/p>\n

Swagger<\/h2>\n

And lastly, the most hip and trendy word in this list<\/strong> (that you\u2019ll mostly find in rap music these days) is Swagger. You won\u2019t believe it when I\u2019ll tell you that it was William Shakespeare who first mentioned swagger<\/em> in his play<\/strong>, The Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> as \u201ccarrying oneself in pride and insolent manner\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"05-swagger\"<\/figure>\n

That\u2019s pretty much self-explanatory<\/strong> when Cher sings \u201cswagger jagger\u201d in that extremely vibrant video.<\/p>\n

Some conclusive words<\/h2>\n

Now you have enough knowledge to boast among your friends<\/strong> of being a know-it-all. But if you think that only a linguist or an English language teacher may have a practical use of all this<\/strong>, then you\u2019re wrong.<\/p>\n

In my views, if you\u2019re a logical thinker<\/strong>, no matter which walk of life you belong to, knowing the source of a word may help you make sense of it, which can eventually lead to sharpening your overall learning process<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Do share with us in the comments section if you know some words with unexpected origins<\/p>\n

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