How it became a Word?
I am a self declared Wordsmyth. And if you ask me what’s my definition of Wordsmyth is, it is for me a level of stupidness achieved by being stupid.
So I have these questions about how “words” became words or how they started, and I want to share my stupid theories about them. [you notice how stupid i am, right?] I may talk specifically how different languages of words rhymes with each other, however, in the most-least stupid way I can that only other Wordsmyths understand.
I will start with some words and I plan to eventually expand this library through time. You may also suggest words that you wonder about how they became words and I might be able to help you.
If you can’t handle my stupidity, you have all your freedom to hit that tiny x on your browser. Or an easier way to do it is just walk away from your thinking device that computes 1s and 0s and translates it to languages that human understands. You may also call it computer unless you want to be more specific to call it an iPad or any other name of equal purposes.
The Words
in no specific order other than first-word-first
Word: Task
Definition: an activity assigned to a someone
Usage: Here is a task for you.
Origin: from a Tagalog word “atas” which is the direct translation of the word “order” in english.
When an American spy eaves-dropped two Filipinos talking about their plot against the government, he wondered and related the word “atas” to “a task”. May “atas” satin si sir na pabagsakin ang gobyerno. English: Our leader ordered us to bring down the government.
Word: Mosquito
Definition: a tiny insect not easily seen by the naked eye unless you are a normal human being.
Usage: A mosquito is an insect.
Origin: from a Tagalog expression to describe painfulness, “masakit o”.
An english writer was invited to a traditional family dinner in the Philippines. An insect, unknown at that time, bit a little girl’s arm and she cried out “aray! masakit oh“, continuously to describe how it hurts. Could also translates to “Ouch, it hurts“. The english writer asked the girl what insect was that and the girl repeatedly cried out “masakit o”, “masakit o”, “masakit o” several times, until it slowly faded forming the word “mosquito“.