Origins and Original Meanings of Some Words

Submitted by La Mancha on Thu, 11/18/2004 - 09:33
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  • Bless: mark with blood
  • Companion: who you break bread with
  • Consider: set alongside the stars
  • Pansy: from penser, to think
  • Bloody: contraction of "by our Lady"
  • Amethyst: anti-intoxicant stone
  • Snob: shoemaker
  • Amaze: stun by striking on the head
  • Cardigan: from the Earl of Cardigan, who wore a woolen jacket