English as she could have been spoke

[mollydot]

Tired of all those Greek and Latin words in science? Try reading this: http://www.grijalvo.com/Citas/Peculiar_English.htmRead more... )

Comments

[radegund]

Minglingken: I think it's the knowledge of how things mingle. Interesting link!

[mollydot]

I was very confused when I first saw it - I'd read it as ming-ling-ken and was wondering what ming and ling meant. They certainly didn't look very germanic!

[niallm]

ken = knowledge

so worldken = knowledge about the world = physics

so minglingken = knowledge about mixing stuff = chemistry

[mollydot]

Yes, of course. I was getting too complicated. I checked out the etymology of chemistry and it doesn't come from mixing things, so I thought it wasn't it.

I'd thought worldken was science. I wonder what it would be.

Looks like ken on it's own would be enough for science.

[niallm]

My favourite so far is 'lump beholding' which I think means 'quantum theory' or possibly 'quantum mechanics'.

[mollydot]

Or watching a large rock.

I don't think I've got that far yet.