Origen of terms thread.

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Post a rare word and its origen /etymology.

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Hmm,so many words in the dictionary to choose from !

manticore = a fabulous monster,having the head of a man,the body of a lion and the tail of a dragon or scorpion.
origin - via Greek mantikhoras,a misreading of martikhoras = a fabulous Oriental beast,from unattested Old Iranian
word meaning 'man eater' (Old Persian martiya = man and Avestan khvar = eater)

Cragankle, to walk in a laboured manner.

Origin: local slang, South Wales, UK.

origin, from the latin origo ("beginning, source, birth, origin") via the middle english origine.

Fantastic idea for a thread, I love learning about etymology.

Here's one of my favourites, although it's oddly underused in literature.

asthenic

The word means "weakness", or "lack of strength". #
It is derived from the Greek words asthenes, meaning weakness, or a (without), and sthenos, meaning strength

Sarcophagus, "flesh eater."
Saxifrage, "rock breaker."

nifty, which is civil-war-era slang for "magnificent" but on a handier carrier.