Showing posts with label Nickname. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nickname. Show all posts
Jul 20, 2019
Wordology, Eke
If we see the word eke these days, it is when we "eke out" a
living, but it comes from an old verb meaning to add,
supplement, or grow. It is the same word that gave us eke-name
for additional name, which later became nickname.
Jan 20, 2017
Wordology, Eke
If we see the word 'eke' these days, it is usually when we 'eke out' a living, but it comes from an old verb meaning to add, supplement, or grow. It is the same word that gave us 'eke-name' for 'additional name', which later changed from an 'eke-name' to 'nickname'.
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