Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

English is enriched with a plethora of words from Ancient Greek, whether they were pilfered straight from source, or absorbed via Latin, French or Arabic. In this episode, Rob and Jess investigate just how many there are.

🪐 What do cosmos and chaos literally mean?
🏠 Why is your attic named after Ancient Greece?
🍇 Which fruit gave us the word sycophant?

Rob and Jess are investigating how some of the world's biggest brands got their names.
📸 Does KODAK mean anything?
🍟 Which Wendy is Wendy's named after?
🍗 Does Popeyes have anything do with Popeye the Sailor?
🍔 What was the Big Mac nearly called?
These questions answered – and many more – in another Words Unravelled.

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Let's explore city names in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and beyond in another etymological journey around the world. 

🇦🇺 Is Darwin really named after Charles?
🇨🇦 Is Ontario named after the lake or vice versa?
🇹🇷 Which Turkish city is just called "to the city"?
🇳🇿 What does the Māori name for Auckland mean?

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Rob and Jess are exploring the writing systems of the ancient world.
𓀀 How do hieroglyphs work?
✍️ When did writing first begin?
🫆 And how did we solve the mystery of Linear B?
For these answers, and many more, enjoy this gloriously outdated episode of Words Unravelled.

Also, check out Stefan Milo on the Phaistos disc:

Let's explore some funny sayings from around the world. In this episode, Rob and Jess discover other languages' equivalents of phrases like "raining cats and dogs", "cost an arm and a leg" and "one sandwich short of a picnic".

Discover idioms in languages as diverse as Korean and Russia, Quebecois and Welsh in this wordy nerdy world tour of adages from overseas.

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