John Kelly

With spring in bloom, let’s stop and smell the etymological roses and learn the origins of flower names like orchid, tulip, and violet.

Fall is here, and you're getting hungry. Feast on this cornucopia of etymologies for seasonal veggies straight from the garden.

If we listen across the globe, we’ll hear all sorts of gasping H's and gulping K's, so much so that it almost seems like there’s a universal word for hiccup. Except there are some surprising, er, hiccups along the way.

Sun hats, floppy hats, baseball caps, bucket hats: It’s easy to guess where the names of these hats come from. But what about fedoras, trilbies, and other headwear we’re donning this days?

The names for many of the dozens of particles that make up the universe—as well as a few that are still purely theoretical—come from ancient Greek.

In the vocabulary of English,&nbsp;<em>quis</em>, <em>quid</em>, and <em>ubi—</em>meaning&nbsp;who, what, and where in Latin—are everywhere.

Let’s reach into the etymological cooler and crack open the origins of some everyday booze names.

Antarctica has developed a lingo all its own.