The Twelve Days of Christmas: Word History Connections
Channel: Alliterative
Date: 2015-12-15

The etymology of every item in “The 12 Days of Christmas”: bodily functions, loaves of bread, & even more birds than you thought!

For a fun extra, check out our musical version of "The 12 Etymologies of Christmas": https://youtu.be/DNMnvsv8H0Q

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For further explorations of these subjects, check out Thorneloe University's courses in the Humanities, including "Greek and Latin Roots of English" and other Ancient Studies courses, online and on campus in Sudbury, Ontario. http://www.thorneloe.ca/endlessknot

Show notes & credits: http://www.alliterative.net/twelve-days-of-christmas
Transcript: http://www.alliterative.net/twelve-days-transcript
Related blog post: http://www.alliterative.net/blog/2015/12/16/a-christmas-game-the-twelve-days-of-christmas
Related podcast episode: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast/2016/12/5/episode-25-twelve-days and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/5Blzso7c9kM


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