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Evolution of Words!

Evolution of Words!. By: Jimmy Song. Nice. The word Nice came from a Latin word ‘nescius’, which meant ignorant. In the fourteenth and fifteenth century it meant foolish and silly. N ow the meaning is completely opposite. Dull. Dull meant wonderful, delightful and amazing.

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Evolution of Words!

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  1. Evolution of Words! By: Jimmy Song

  2. Nice • The word Nice came from a Latin word ‘nescius’, which meant ignorant. • In the fourteenth and fifteenth century it meant foolish and silly. • Now the meaning is completely opposite.

  3. Dull • Dull meant wonderful, delightful and amazing. • In old English, there was a word ‘dool’ this word meant wonderful. This word changed to the word ‘dull’. • Now the meaning is completely opposite

  4. Silly • The word silly meant blessed or happy in 11th century. • Then the meaning changed to innocent • After that it changed to harmless • Then to feeble • Then to feeble minded • Finally, it changed to foolish

  5. Deer • The word deer used to mean any kinds of animals in old English. • Deer in old English was ‘heorot’. • Now it changed to a word that means deer because of the word ‘animal’ came out in 15th century.

  6. Can you guess my fake word? It was ‘DULL’!!!!

  7. THE END

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