Ichneutymon Prooimion

I’ve been meaning to do this for awhile but haven’t gotten around to it. I’d like to start doing a regular(-ish) feature on etymology and my love for words in general. My focus tends to be on those with Greek and Latin roots, of course, since I can break them apart and put them back together pretty easily. As it’s the end of the week, I’m too tired to come up with one for tonight, but this is forthcoming.

My cheeky title for it is Ichneutymon, which is a combo of ἰχνευτής (ikhneutes), “tracker, seeker” (< ἰχνεύω ikhneuo, “to track out, hunt after”) + ἔτυμον (etumon), “etymology, the true sense of a word”. So literally, “seeking etymology, seeking the truth behind a word.” It’s also a fun play on ichneumon, the name of a type of wasp (< ἰχνεύμων ikhneumon, “tracker”).

So look out for the first one soon. I’m going to try to use tags more often on here and will plan on tagging those posts so they can be found a little easier.

I don’t have much more in me tonight. I am gonna watch some TV and otherwise hang out, maybe listen to podcasts. It’s been a long week and I am grateful for having Monday off. Thanks for reading, friends <3