The Origin and Definition of 5 English Words- LT4

     

1. wax-

noun-

 According to Dictionary.com, the word "wax" is defined as also being called "beeswax".  

"-a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb"

This word is also a verb, as defined below. 

verb-

1. to rub, smear, stiffen, polish, etc., with wax: to wax the floor.

to fill the crevices of (ornamental marble) with colored material.

2.   bikini wax

3. to make a phonograph recording of

This word has evolved into the slang word "wax", which is defined as-  "to defeat decisively; drub: We waxed the competition."

adjective-

pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax: a wax candle; a wax doll.

Origin:
 This word came about before 900;  (noun) Middle English wex, waxe, Old English weax;  cognate with Dutch was, German Wachs, Old Norse vax;  (v.) Middle English wexen,  derivative of the noun

The word "wax" has evolved into an idiom phrase over the years...

When one says, "The whole ball of wax...", this is slang for meaning, "the entire or overall plan, concept, action, result, or the like."

The spelling of "wax" has evolved over the years through the deletion of several unnecessary vowels.  The words "weax" and "waxe" has simply become, "wax".

2. snot-

noun

1. Vulgar, mucus from the nose.

2. Informal . a disrespectful or supercilious person.

Origin:

  This word was introduced in 1350–1400; Middle English.  It came from the Middle Low German,

"snotte", and the Old English word,  "gesnot". "Gesnot" is related to the German word, "schneuzen", which means "to blow one's nose".

Old English had the verb,  "snite", which means to "wipe or pick one's nose."  The word "snot" also meant "despicable person" dating back to 1809. The definition of being a snotty "impudent, curt, conceited"  person was first recorded in 1870. The phrase,  snotnose "upstart" is from 1941. Over time, the beginning letters of ""ge" were dropped to create the single syllable word, "snot".

  

3. cookie-

 

noun

1. a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet)  and baked.

2. Informal . dear; sweetheart (a term of address, usually connoting affection).

3. The word "cookie" can also be slang for...

"a person: a smart cookie;  or a tough cookie, or an alluring young woman"

4.  Computers . a message, or segment of data, containing information about a user, sent by a Web server to a browser and sent back to the server each time the browser requests a Web page.

I also discovered that in some states, such as North Carolina, they call a doughnut a "cookie".

  The word "cookie" can also be heard as part of an idiom.

" toss / spill one's cookies, Slang- to vomit"

Origin:

The word "cookie" (also spelled "cooky") came about in 1695–1705

It came from the  Dutch word,  " koekie", which is the equivalent to "koek", ("cake") 

1703- Amer.Eng.

The word " koekje" means "little cake". 

The slang application to persons attested since 1920. The phrase, "that's the way the cookie crumbles" means "that's the way things happen" dates back from 1957.

The "y" in cooky was eventually replaced with "ie", and the "k" at the beginning of the word was replaced with the "c" letter. 

4. seek-

verb

1. to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.

2. to try to find or discover by searching or questioning: to seek the solution to a problem.

3. to try to obtain: to seek fame.

4. to try or attempt (usually followed by an infinitive): to seek to convince a person.

5. to go to: to seek a place to rest.

Origin:
The word "seek" dates back to before 900. The Middle English word was " seken", and the Old English word is "sēcan". This word is closely related to the German word " suchen", the Old Norse word,  "sœkja",  and the Gothic word,  "sōkjan"

Related forms of the word "seek"-

out·seek, verb (used with object), -sought, -seek·ing

re·seek, verb (used with object), -sought, -seek·ing

un·seek·ing, adjective

Synonyms - pursue, follow.

The suffix "en" was dropped and "ee" replaced the single "e".

5.  naughty-

adjective

1. disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children)

Ex. )   Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?

2. improper, tasteless, indecorous, or indecent: a naughty word

3. Obsolete, wicked; evil.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English

The word "naughty" came from the word "naut". 

-late 14c., "naugti" meant, "needy, having nothing," 

-from Old English, "nawiht" was defined as, " sense of "wicked, evil, morally wrong" is attested from 1520s. 

The more tame main modern sense of "disobedient" (especially of children) is attested from 1630s. 

A woman of bad character dates back to 1530-1750

Related forms

naugh·ti·ly, adverb

naugh·ti·ness, noun

Synonyms
1.  willful, wayward, misbehaving.

Over time, the letter "i" was dropped to be replaced by "y". 

References:

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