LINC Home Study - English Activities Online

	Etymology: a branch of linguistics that studies the origins of words or expressions Words created, forgotten and rediscovered - sometimes words are created, used briefly, then disappear - only to reappear in a later generation of English speakers. Homicide The killing of one person by another person EXAMPLE: The death was a homicide. "Homicide" was used by Shakespeare in his earlier writings. It was forgotten and is now a common English word. Scrounge To get things by looking (foraging) or begging for them. EXAMPLE: The man eats food he scrounges from the garbage. "Scrounge" existed in English for hundreds of years. It disappeared and has reappeared as a common term this century. Seep To enter slowly or to pass through a small opening slowly. EXAMPLE: The air seeps out of the tire. "Seep" was lost for centuries until it reappeared in common usage around 1900.