Brain Post: The Origin of the Word “Quarantine” The word quarantine is being thrown around a lot these days. Where does it come from? What’s its etymology? The history of the word quarantine is very cool and learning it’s original meaning will make you sound way smarter than all your friends while you’re all #SocialDistancing, so let’s go for it. “The very word quarantine is rooted in the […] Brains The Brains | March 15, 2020 0 Comments
Brain Post: The Origins of the Word “Rookie” | From the Civil War {Everyday, SnowBrains.com is gonna bring you one “Brain” post. Something that we think will interest you, challenge you, and be something you can use in a dinnertime conversation that day.} One should always be weary when determining the origins of a word. In general, we just don’t have a finite understanding of many word origins. Even the “word” OK’s […] Brains SnowBrains | April 22, 2013 2 Comments
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