In this episode of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess dig into the spooky origins of Halloween words. From ’ghosts’ and ’ghouls’ to ’warlocks’ and ’witches’, they uncover the hauntingly fascinating roots of supernatural lingo.
🐺 What is the ’were’ in werewolf?
🧌 Why is there a ’monster’ in ’demonstrate’?
🦇 What does ’vampire’ literally mean?
These creepy questions answered and many more. Join us... if you dare 👻
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📙 JESS’S BOOK ’WORDS FROM HELL’:
==LINKS==
Rob’s YouTube channel:
Jess’ Useless Etymology blog:
Rob on X:
Jess on TikTok: @jesszafarris
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