Mysteries of the Vernacular
Mysteries of Vernacular: Pants from Myriapod Productions on Vimeo.
Mysteries of Vernacular is a video series from Myriapod Productions that contains 26 etymological installments, one for each letter of the alphabet. The topics inclue assassins, clue, hearse, inagurate and jade. One of our favorites “Pants” is above.
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