Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

Jess and Rob are exploring the origins of given names.🐝 What links PAMELA and MELISSA?🤷🏼‍♂️ Is the name ROSS on the way out?⚡️ And are some Japanese people really called PIKACHU?Answers to these questions, and many more, as we get on first-name terms with some nominative etymologies in Words Unravelled.👕 OUR MERCH 👚US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/aIeyvKxP_5w

Curtain up! It's time for an episode about theatrical words and their origins.🟢 What's so green about a 'green room'?📜 Do roles have anything to do with roles?💀 What links a "hearse" with a "rehearsal"?These question answered, and many more, in an edition of Words Unravelled filled to rafters with dramatic revelations. Enjoy!WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/24Eb9Dh66lQ👕 OUR MERCH 👚US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/

English is enriched with a plethora of words from Ancient Greek, whether they were pilfered straight from source, or absorbed via Latin, French or Arabic. In this episode, Rob and Jess investigate just how many there are.🪐 What do cosmos and chaos literally mean?🏠 Why is your attic named after Ancient Greece?🍇 Which fruit gave us the word sycophant?These questions answered, and many more, in another revelatory (or should that be "apocalyptic") episode of Words Unravelled.👕 OUR MERCH 👚US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/D36vMrZG2sc

Rob and Jess are investigating how some of the world's biggest brands got their names.📸 Does KODAK mean anything?🍟 Which Wendy is Wendy's named after?🍗 Does Popeyes have anything do with Popeye the Sailor?🍔 What was the Big Mac nearly called?These questions answered – and many more – in another Words Unravelled.👕 OUR MERCH 👚US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/🎥 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/tE92FxDc9us

Let's explore city names in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and beyond in another etymological journey around the world. 🇦🇺 Is Darwin really named after Charles?🇨🇦 Is Ontario named after the lake or vice versa?🇹🇷 Which Turkish city is just called "to the city"?🇳🇿 What does the Māori name for Auckland mean?This questions answered, and many more, in another globe-trotting episode of Words Unravelled.WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/foQR0vsAAIcOTHER CITY EPISODEShttps://youtu.be/fR7IIZAy4Jshttps://youtu.be/p4bB1fOPtXI👕 OUR MERCH 👚US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/