Documents A Collection of Interesting Etymologies

1. This word comes from the Arabic al-kuhl, which originally meant a very finepowder of antimony used as eye makeup. It conveyed the idea of something veryfine and subtle,…

Documents 16 “I can buy sweets with this,” he thought. He put the coin into his pocket.

Slide 1 16 âI can buy sweets with this,â he thought. He put the coin into his pocket. 17 On the way home, the boyâs father stopped to buy shawarma and sandwiches. The…