Today’s WOM is:
Etymology-noun-1) The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining its basic elements, earliest known use, and changes in form and meaning, tracing its transmission from one language to another, identifying its cognates in other languages, and reconstructing its ancestral form where possible. 2) The branch of linguistics that studies the origin and history of words.
The word “pizza” has an interesting etymology.
What have you learned today?
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