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Category: Etymology

The study of word origins and meanings.

What is the Etymology of Spell?

What is the Etymology of Spell?

How old is the word "spell?" Ancient. What's the difference between a charm, a spell, and a curse? That requires a little more discussion.

Posted on November 27, 2019November 26, 2019 by RPosted in EtymologyTagged what is a magic spell, what's the difference between a spell and a curse, where does the word spell come from.

Etymology of “Witchcraft”

Etymology of “Witchcraft”

What can etymology tell us about the word "Witchcraft?" Not much. Can we talk about possibilities? You bet!

Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 by RPosted in EtymologyTagged etymology of witchcraft, how old is the word witchcraft, making magic words.

When is Samhain 2019? Is Samhain Halloween?

When is Samhain 2019? Is Samhain Halloween?

Samhain is not Halloween and we can explain why!

Posted on October 30, 2019 by RPosted in Etymology, SamhainTagged Is Samhain Halloween, Origins of Halloween, zerotohero.
“Knowledge is not a series of self consistent theories that converges towards an ideal view; it is rather an ever increasing ocean of mutually incompatible (and perhaps even incommensurable) alternatives, each single theory, each fairy tale, each myth” Paul Feyerabend

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