From Guy Fawkes to Guido Fawkes. Tales from the crypt. Taquitos - Grammar Girl Episode

1026. This week, we look at the origins of words for men, including the ancient roots of "man," the surprising evolution of the word "guy" from being an insult to just another word, and how "guido" took a different route. Then, for some Halloween fun, we look at the difference between crypts, catacombs, mausoleums, and ossuaries, with an emphasis on their fascinating origins and some famous examples.
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Last I heard, were- in English were-wolf is a native Germanic word, and almost certainly not from Latin. E.G. Wikipedia cites: “ From Middle English wer, were, from Old English wer (“man”), from Proto-West Germanic *wer, from Proto-Germanic *weraz, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man, freeman”).” The Latin option isn’t impossible, but the root is just ubiquitous across the Germanic languages.

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Guy Fawkes was hanged, not hung.