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substratum - Etymology dictionary

13.10.2020 — 1630s, from Mod.L. substratum (pl. substrata), neut. sing. pp. of L. substernere to spread underneath, from sub (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + sternere (see STRATUM ...
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light bulb - Etymology dictionary

14.01.2021 — Look at other dictionaries: light bulb — light ,bulb noun count a glass object that you put in an electric light to produce light. A light bulb is often simply called a ...
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aborigine - Etymology dictionary

21.10.2020 — (n.) 1858, mistaken singular of aborigines (1540s; the correct singular is aboriginal), from L. Aborigines the first ancestors of the Romans; the first inhabitants ...
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cuckold - Etymology dictionary

05.10.2020 — {11}}cuckold (n.) mid 13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see CUCKOO (Cf. cuckoo)) + pejorative suffix ault, of Germanic origin. So called from the ...