Unexpected #Etymology

Words you wouldn't guess are etymologically linked.

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Medicine and remedy both come from the Latin verb medeor, meaning to heal. 

Medicine comes from the Old French medecine, from the Latin medicina meaning medicine.

Remedy comes from the Old French remede, from the Latin remedium.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/medeor

Feminism, fawn and fetus both come from the PIE root *dʰeh₁(y)-, meaning to nurse or suckle.

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Pine (tree) &amp; Piñata (papier-mâché container) both come from the Latin pinus—meaning pine.

Piñata (Spanish), came from piña meaning pineapple, as the paper-covered box resembles one. Piña comes from the Latin pinea meaning pinecone (derived from pinus).

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pinus

Whiskey and wash both come from the Proto-Indo-Euro root meaning "water; wet."

Whiskey (Irish uisce beatha &amp; Scottish uisge-beatha) literally means "water of life."

Wash cames from the Middle English weschen, meaning "to wash."

https://www.factualist.com/difference/wash-versus-whiskey/

https://www.etymonline.com/word/*wed-

Text and textile both come from the Latin texo, meaning to weave.

Textile: borrowed from Latin textile (“woven”), from texō (“weave”).

Text: Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”)

https://www.factualist.com/difference/text-versus-textile/

Rat and erode both come from the PIE root *reh₁d-, meaning to scrape, scratch or gnaw.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/reh%E2%82%81d-

Words That Are Unexpectedly Etymologically Linked

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What is the difference between “pseudonym” and “stage name?”

Pseudonym means “a fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars,” while stage name is “the pseudonym of an entertainer.”

https://www.factualist.com/difference/pseudonym-versus-stage%20name/ #english #wiki #wikidiff

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Alias #versus Stage Name: What’s the difference?

Alias means “another name; an assumed name,” while stage name means “the pseudonym of an entertainer.”

https://www.factualist.com/difference/alias-versus-stage%20name/ #Etymology #words

Another common #question: 

What is the difference between “alias” and “pseudonym?”

As nouns alias means “another name; an assumed name,” while pseudonym means “a fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.”
https://www.factualist.com/difference/alias-versus-pseudonym/

Here is a very basic #comparison: "Name versus Stage Name"

As #nouns, the difference is that name means “any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing,” but stage name means “the pseudonym of an entertainer.”

https://www.factualist.com/difference/name-versus-stage%20name/

Moniker versus Nickname

Moniker is “an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute,” while nickname is “a familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.”

https://www.factualist.com/difference/moniker-versus-nickname/