2/9: dictionary time

For one of my assignments this week I decided to do an etymological analysis--it wasn't exactly what was asked for, but it addresses the week's topics from a different angle. I think I needed a change from the kinds of assignments I've been writing weekly since mid-June, and I enjoyed getting to apply some of what I do when I teach my etymology course in a new context and as a student. It's always nice to have an excuse to poke around in the dictionary.