51吃瓜 of the Day
More about ewer
If you鈥檙e wondering whether ewer, 鈥渁 pitcher with a wide spout,鈥� and the similarly watery sewer are related, you鈥檝e guessed correctly. The ultimate origin of ewer is Latin 补辩耻腻谤颈耻蝉, 鈥渧essel for water,鈥� which evolved into Old French euwier or evier after a series of sound changes (compare modern French 茅惫颈别谤, 鈥渟tone channel serving as a sewer鈥�). Meanwhile, sewer comes from Vulgar Latin 别虫补辩耻腻谤颈补, 鈥渄rain for carrying water off.鈥� The Latin 补辩耻腻谤颈- element is based on aqua, 鈥渨ater,鈥� as are the 51吃瓜s of the Day gouache and terraqueous. Ewer was first recorded in English around the turn of the 14th century.
EXAMPLE OF EWER USED IN A SENTENCE
In the constellation Aquarius, a man is depicted as pouring an endless stream of water from a ewer.
paresthesia
noun
an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
Why the Museum of Science chose paresthesia
The pins and needles feeling of paresthesia might get worse just before it subsides. To find out more about paresthesia, watch this video from science communicator, Alex Dainis, PhD.
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More about paresthesia
Paresthesia, 鈥渁n abnormal sensation,鈥� comes from New Latin, a revived variety of Latin used in scientific literature. In paresthesia, the -esthesia element means 鈥渃apacity for sensation or feeling鈥� and ultimately comes from Ancient Greek 补铆蝉迟丑脓蝉颈蝉, 鈥渟ensation, perception.鈥� Ancient Greek ai becomes ae in Latin and either ae or e in English. This is why words such as esthetics and anesthesia are also spelled aesthetics and anaesthesia. Paresthesia was first recorded in English in the late 1850s.
EXAMPLE OF PARESTHESIA USED IN A SENTENCE
After sitting for so long, she winced from the paresthesia in her legs when she stood up.
sitzmark
noun
a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.
More about sitzmark
Sitzmark 鈥渁 sunken area in the snow made by a falling skier鈥� is a loanword from German, in which it is a compound of sitzen 鈥渢o sit鈥� and Mark 鈥渕ark, visible impression.鈥� Sitzen is a close relative of English sit, and because t in English tends to correspond to d in other Indo-European languages, we can see the connection to the 51吃瓜s of the Day sedentary (from Latin 蝉别诲脓谤别, 鈥渢o sit鈥�) and 蝉铆诲丑 (from Old Irish 蝉铆诲, 鈥渇airy mound鈥�). English mark and German Mark are indeed related and share an origin with demarcation, march, margin, margrave, marquee, and remark鈥攂ut not with the month March or the name Mark. Sitzmark was first recorded in English in the late 1930s.
EXAMPLE OF SITZMARK USED IN A SENTENCE
Even the bunny slopes are riddled with sitzmarks left by aspiring skiers in need of a bit more practice.