Episode 58
Why are we saying 'Caesar' wrong? | TITLES & POWER
Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
September 10, 202543m 17s
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Show Notes
In this episode, Rob and Jess take a right royal romp through the etymologies of eminent titles. They discuss the origins of words like "lord", "emperor", "queen" and a whole host of others:
šļø How did Caesar become a title all over Europe?
š What did 'pharaoh' mean to the ancient Egyptians?
šĀ What is the etymology of the word 'king'?
š³ļø What is a 'timocracy' or a 'kakistocracy?
These questions answered ā and many more ā in another Words Unravelled.
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šļø How did Caesar become a title all over Europe?
š What did 'pharaoh' mean to the ancient Egyptians?
šĀ What is the etymology of the word 'king'?
š³ļø What is a 'timocracy' or a 'kakistocracy?
These questions answered ā and many more ā in another Words Unravelled.
š OUR MERCH š
US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/
EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/
š„ WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/MrsqUCgXGBk