Metaphor Research Assignment #1: Etymology

Copyright: J.D. Casnig

This assignment is designed to help students discover the significance of metaphor within language, particularly through word origins. Students will also gain exposure to the practice of etymology and learn to see bridges between languages and cultures in the past.

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Student Resources: Dictionary and/or Etymological Dictionary (I mainly used Etymonline.com to build the assignment). Students should be introduced to the abbreviations used in the selected resources.

Teacher Resources: Follow this link! 

Task: For each word below, answer:

a) What is the current definition? (There may be more than one definition).

b) What is the origin (etymology) of the word? 

c)  In what ways are the current and original definitions similar? 

d) In what ways do the current and original definitions differ?

1) Nucleus.

2) Sabotage.

3) Hogwash.

4) Phosphorous.

5) Dandelion.

6) Zed.

7) Ukulele.

8) Grenade.

9) Omelet.

10) Metaphor.