NPR (James Doubek) - From Descartes to punk rock, X has an extraordinary history
The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and many uses.
NPR (Scott Neuman) - Here's looking at you, kid: How the term for a young goat made the leap to children
Kid, meaning a young goat, is a word that was borrowed from the Vikings around the 9th century. Centuries later, it came to mean a child and a teasing joke.
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| Source | https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5684930/kid-child-goat-word-origin |
| Keywords | linguisticsetymologyhistorylanguagekidsgoatsvikingsnprcultureword-origins |
NPR (Jaclyn Diaz) - Americans may love football, but did you know its origins are in medieval England?
"Football" is a word used to refer to different games: American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?