Terminal
Why all the seemingly different meanings for this word?
Look at it etymologically and you realize they are not different at all.
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This is the perfect ‘word origin’ lesson in my opinion. Keir asks a question seeking to clear up a confusion between many different words – and does it in a video request so there is a name to a face…
…Marina comes back with a comprehensive answer that answers the question with a word origin. Very different than responding to some ‘Beavis and Butthead’ request to see how she handles something that makes them giggle..
One of the best I’ve seen!
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relevant…Dionysus……I think schools teach that stuff to bore the children and it makes for self importance of thee educators….dream the past and depress the mind…Great Video, miss hotforwords 
Got a question, too. What is the meaning of the word “armatura” and where does it come from?
I think everyone has a special god who covers the guys.^^
And thanks for title for a new songtext… “the Boundary Stones”
may it will become a good song..if my english is not bad^^
Thanks for the investigation of the word terminal.
A related Roman god may be Pluto, the god of death, who I’m sure had a hand in fixing those nasty boundary stone movers. Funny that would be the name for Mickey Mouse’s dog.
Well, one of the more specialised Roman goddesses I know of was Cardea (known as Carna as a nymph) who was the goddess of door hinges!
(Apparently this was a very important function, she was seen as the one who protected children from vampires and witches!)
If Niagara falls, what does Viagra do?
Well, if I recall, Priapus is the god of male genitals.
maybe the gods themselves have a god
maybe they’re not telling to hog all the fame
Hello my dear teacher
I just wanted to say that terminal is also used in order to refer to the command line interpreter in operative systems from where you can practically do anything to your computer, even terminate it :p
greetings from mx, i’ve been watching you for a while but this is my first comment.
take good care and see you around.
bybye.
terminal and god, just made me think of Nietzsche and The Kids In The Hall
Sorry, I never paid too much attention to all the greek & roman gods in school, thought they reminded me of badly behaved hollywood stars with way to much time on their hands. But I did find the philosophers a little more interesting, especially the obscure ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnodPfR1X2U&NR=1
Dionysus or Dionysos. He was the god of wine and inspired madness. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine,but also its social and beneficial influences.
He was also known as Bacchus, and the frenzy he induces. Known as a liberator, freeing one from one’s normal self. The mission was to bring an end to care and worry.
In Greek mythology, Dionysus is made to be a son of Zeus and Semele; other versions of the myth contend that he is a son of Zeus and Persephone. He is described as being womanly or “man-womanish”.
seems like roman goddesses are less interesting than celtic ones.
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Goth for dummies.
the benefit of being one.
now, in my hometown, we have the “world’s largest festival for ‘dark culture’ “. quite right. at that time of the year, the whole city’s black.
well, kinda. check it out.
Aloha Marina!!
I love your videos, they really brighten up my day
I was really hoping you could help me out with the word “conundrum” …or is it “quonundrum?” ugh, this is such a puzzle
Where does this word come from and why is it spelled in such a way? I like to think it is about a con man who lost his ability to play the drum ;p
Mahalo,
DaveTheBabe
I have two very commonly used words that I do not find a whole lot of information on:
verbatim
et cetera
These two words have pretty simple english definitions, so I’m wondering why we always use these latin or greek sounding words rather than just using the english definitions in every day speaking.
For instance, why not say “and so on” rather than et cetera?
Or instead of saying “Tell me what Marina said, verbatim”, why not just say “Tell me exactly what Marina said” ?
Dahlink,
word: subscribe
phrase: “the real mccoy”
You Rock My World.
see what I mean, about posts, here’s what I meant to post, for the third time
Hi Teacher
I just wanted to point out that although the other nations had what they considered to be gods, which were over certain things such as love (and feelings in general), boundaries, lust, war, frost, rain, lightning, thunder, (and most
phenomena we observe in nature), the ancient Hebrew and Greek writings talk about these as servants to the one God who created them all. In the Apocrypha book of “The wisdom of Solomon,
a.k.a. Wisdom) chapter 13, we see Solomon talking about, The Foolishness of Nature Worship he goes on to talk about the pure stupidity of worshiping man-made idols. The Apostle Paul paraphrases this in his epistle to the Romans.
And in Wisdom Chapter 5 Solomon shows how God uses his creations as a weapon against the wicked.
In the book of Sirach ( aka Ecclesiasticus) chapters 42, and 43 Joshua Son of Sirach speaks of The Glory of God in Nature and how God most High, is in complete control. In Chapter 39 Joshua son of Sirach, sings A Hymn in Praise of God and speaks of these forces of nature, whom the other nations considered gods, as obedient to God most high, for good to the devout and for evil for the wicked.
Finally there’s the Apocryphal addition to the book of Daniel, the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Holy Children. In this prayer, at around verse 35, while they are in the midst of the fiery furnace they exhort God’s creations to praise him, then list them
all, and making distinctions between the angels, the heavens, the powers, the ice, the cold, the mountains etc.
Well with that all said, I suppose I should do the homework assignment. I did a search on Roman gods and one in particular I found interesting, Minerva. What peaked my interest in this god, is her gender and her association to wisdom. She is also a virgin, which I also found interesting. Now, the reason why I say this is that within the Hebrew and Greek text, this attribute of Wisdom, is personified throughout. In the book of Proverbs we see this very clearly:
Many of the non-Jewish nations B.C. had strikingly similar beliefs, as the Jews, but I believe these gods were difficult to take seriously, because of the many other stories about their very flawed inability to control their feelings. In the book of Proverbs, on the other hand, to obtain this Wisdom, one must first fear God.
Another interesting caveat regarding the Roman goddess Minerva, is that the word memory is derived from her name. So perhaps you can talk to us about this word “memory”.
Well signing out, and God bless
Hi Teacher
I just wanted to point out that although the other nations had what they considered to be gods, which were over certain things such as love (and feelings in general), boundaries, lust, war, frost, rain, lightning, thunder, (and most phenomena we observe in nature), the ancient Hebrew and Greek writings talk about these as servants to the one God who created them all. In the Apocrypha book of “The wisdom of Solomon, a.k.a. Wisdom) chapter 13, we see Solomon talking about, The Foolishness of Nature Worship he goes on to talk about the pure stupidity of worshiping man-made idols. The Apostle Paul paraphrases this in his epistle to the Romans.
Romans 1:20 KJV For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
And in Wisdom Chapter 5 Solomon shows how God uses his creations as a weapon against the wicked.
Wisdom GNB 5:17-20 He will go out into battle determined to defeat his enemies, and use the creation itself as a weapon. Righteousness will be his armor, genuine justice will be his helmet, holiness will be his invincible shield. He will sharpen his stern anger into a sword, and the forces of nature will join him in battle against those who are foolish enough to oppose him.
In the book of Sirach ( aka Ecclesiasticus) chapters 42, and 43 Joshua Son of Sirach speaks of The Glory of God in Nature and how God most High, is in complete control. In Chapter 39 Joshua son of Sirach, sings A Hymn in Praise of God and speaks of these forces of nature, whom the other nations considered gods, as obedient to God most high, for good to the devout and for evil for the wicked. Finally there’s the Apocryphal addition to the book of Daniel, the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Holy Children. In this prayer, at around verse 35, while they are in the midst of the fiery furnace they exhort God’s creations to praise him, then list them all, and making distinctions between the angels, the heavens, the powers, the ice, the cold, the mountains etc.
Well with that all said, I suppose I should do the homework assignment. I did a search on Roman gods and one in particular I found interesting, Minerva. What peaked my interest in this god, is her gender and her association to wisdom. She is also a virgin, which I also found interesting. Now, the reason why I say this is that within the Hebrew and Greek text, this attribute of Wisdom, is personified throughout. In the book of Proverbs we see this very clearly:
Proverbs 8:1-8 KJV Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Many of the non-Jewish nations B.C. had strikingly similar beliefs, as the Jews, but I believe these gods were difficult to take seriously, because of the many other stories about their very flawed inability to control their feelings. In the book of Proverbs, on the other hand, to obtain this Wisdom, one must first fear God.
Psalms 111:10 ASV The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do his commandments: His praise endureth for ever.
Proverbs 9:10 KJV The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Another interesting caveat regarding the Roman goddess Minerva, is that the word memory is derived from her name. So perhaps you can talk to us about this word “memory”. Well signing out, and God bless
I really wish there was a way to preview post, before submitting.
rhoadess: The God of work, is what all folk-lore cries.
Some good thinking. Understanding all people is more than reading vocabulary 
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My dear teacher, Hotforwords,
An interesting Roman god (minor deity, actually) is: Cloacina, goddess of the Roman sewers. Talk about a dirty job, right?
Another one is the goddess Epona, protector of horses, donkeys, and mules. Her name is interesting because she had an appearance in mainstream culture, albeit only in name, thanks to Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”.
I love having your show at my fingertips on my iPod!
Your humble student,
Silvertongued
Marina, I read that the construction crane in NYC collapsed on a bar called “foo bar”. Of course we’ve all heard of the band foo fighters, egg foo yung, fumanchu etc. I recall that the French feu is fire. Fooey, I give up. Do all these word connect, somehow?
Keep up the good work.
DEAR Marina Why did Dick become the short form for Richard, the same for Bill and William???
how about a word like “mummy” ’cause I doubt the ancient egyptians were using the same word… so why did modern people pick this word to describe what they have seen ?
Dear Miss Sexy (you all know who i mean
)
Can you please tell me the origin of the phrase “My Two Cents”.
I know it means to give your opinion but how did it come to mean
that.
Love Ben (InLoveWithAGeek)
Hot For Words decided to investigate
Hi Marina!
I was wondering where the word “perfume” came from….even thought I’m a guy, i just want to know!
Thanks for your videos!
Suppaoriental
trying to impress the girls? (”I really like your perfume. did you know …?”).
well, I’m able to open up their bra with one hand. standing in front of her. not looking over her shoulder. you try that, that’ll impress her even more. oh, right, I forgot, you got to impress her with the perfume thing in order to get to the bra part … uh huh.
could you please explain the word arrest, as in you are under arrest for stealing my heart
hey marina,
word request : “tram”
thanks
Hey Marina,
I was wondering if you knew the origin of the word “Gross”, and how it became to mean something yucky or vulgar and at the same time something without deductions (i.e. gross profit).
Thanks, and keep up the great videos!
hi marina,
i want to know the origine of the expression “jump in a / the lake”
where does it come from
Another Roman god
Janus (or Ianus). the two-faced god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings.
the month of January is called after him
Hola Marina,
Could you please tell us the history of the word callipygian. This is a wonderful word and I feel that it does not get the exposure that it deserves from the people of earth.
Thank you,
Doug Exiter
Thanks for suggesting this, Doug; a very interesting word.
Amusingly, when I googled it to find out what it meant, I also found it used as the name of a suite of 3D editing software – a geek with a sense of humour.
I am tempted to buy it to make myself some pictures of our favourite Goddess but would probably have to rename it callimammarian.
Priapus is a god of erected phalus.
Please tell me the origin of the word “cocktail” or I’ll get terminal!!