{"id":2084,"date":"2022-07-23T12:53:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T12:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2022-07-23T13:47:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T13:47:34","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2084","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Dean\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-07-23T12:53:50+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re investigating the origins of the word dean.\n\n\n\nA dean [di\u02d0n] is:\n\n \tA senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty.\n \tA dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies.\n \tThe senior mem...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2520\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2084-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2084-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"dean.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re investigating the origins of the word <strong>dean<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/blog\/dean.jpg\" alt=\"Dean\" width=\"624\" height=\"315\"><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>dean<\/strong> [di\u02d0n] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty.<\/li>\n<li>A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies.<\/li>\n<li>The senior member of some group of people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from the Middle English <strong>de(e)n<\/strong> (dean), from the Anglo-Norman <em>deen<\/em> (dean), from the Old French <em>deien<\/em> (dean), from the Latin <em>dec\u0101nus<\/em> (chief of ten people, dean),  from <em>decem<\/em> (ten), and <em>-\u0101nus<\/em> (of, pertaining to) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/dean#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, <strong>dean<\/strong> is not related to words for person or man in Celtic languages, such as <strong>dyn<\/strong> [d\u0268\u02d0n \/ di\u02d0n] in Welsh. and <strong>duine<\/strong> [\u02c8d\u032a\u02e0\u026an\u02b2\u0259] in Irish. They come from the Proto-Celtic word <em>*gdonyos<\/em> (person) [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2019\/02\/18\/person\/\">more details<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>doyen<\/strong> (a leading light, exemplar of a practice or movement, senior member of a group) comes from the same Latin root, via the modern French <strong>doyen<\/strong> (dean, senior member) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/doyen#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>A related word is <strong>decurion<\/strong> (an officer in charge of ten men in the Roman army, a member of the local government in ancient Rome), which comes from the Latin <em>decuri\u014d<\/em> (decurion, foreman), from <em>decuria<\/em> (a group of ten men\/soldiers, a jury), from <em>decem<\/em> (ten) and <em>vir<\/em> (man) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/decurion\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Other words in English that come from the Latin <em>decem<\/em> (ten) include <strong>decimal<\/strong>, <strong>decimate<\/strong>, and <strong>december<\/strong> (the 10th month in the Roman calendar) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/decem#Latin\">source<\/a>]. <strong>Dime<\/strong> (a coin worth one-tenth of a dollar in the USA and Canada) comes from the Latin <em>decimus<\/em> (tenth) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/dime#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ieCyk_-9C1Y\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ieCyk_-9C1Y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Dean\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-07-23T12:53:50+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Today we\u2019re investigating the origins of the word dean.\n\n\n\nA dean [di\u02d0n] is:\n\n \tA senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty.\n \tA dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies.\n \tThe senior mem...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2521\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2084-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2084-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/dean.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"dean.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Today we\u2019re investigating the origins of the word dean. A dean [di\u02d0n] is: A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies. The senior member of some group of people It comes from the Middle English de(e)n [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2084"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2087,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2084\/revisions\/2087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}