{"id":2614,"date":"2023-03-04T17:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T17:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?page_id=2614"},"modified":"2026-05-02T18:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:35:18","slug":"adventures-in-etymology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?page_id=2614","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/logos\/logo_adventuresinetymology-small.jpg\" alt=\"Adventures in Etymology\" style=\"float:right; margin: 0 0 0 20px;\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?cat=98\">Adventures in Etymology<\/a> series looks into the origins of words, and finds other words that are connected to them. It started in March 2021 as an offshoot of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot blog<\/a> &#8211; I decided to record some posts, and it grew from there.<\/p>\n<p>Episodes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4441\">Frequently Crowded<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4429\">Entangled Perplexity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4417\">Material Matters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4398\">Bloggery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4389\">Holding It Together<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4377\">Flowing Floods<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4370\">Harmonious Reason<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4352\">Plain Planes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4336\">Channelling Reeds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4327\">Doomed Pride<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4317\">Strong Comfort<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4307\">Wholesome Health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4290\">Perilous Experiences<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4278\">Code Trees<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4267\">Absurdity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4227\">Burning Focus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4211\">Cardinals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4189\">Nemesis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4177\">Quintessence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4163\">Fact &#038; Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4140\">Fishing for Fish<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4123\">Rest Awhile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=4101\">Unkempt Combs<\/a>, <a 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