Could something 'escalate' before the escalator? INVENTIONS
About this episode
Jess and Rob explore the etymology of words related to inventions and innovations.
Is necessity the mother of invention? NO! Latin is, etymologically speaking. That's just one of many revelations as Jess and Rob investigates words for innovations. 🛗 Could you 'escalate' something before the escalator? 🍞 When was sliced bread actually invented? 🩹 What connects zippers, band aids and aspirin? These questions answered – and many more – in another inventive episode of Words Unravelled. 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ 👀WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/qheviaPndXU
People in this episode
Hosts: RobWords, Jess Zafarris
Topics covered
- inventions
- etymology
- innovation
- necessity
- history of words
Keywords
- escalate
- invention
- sliced bread
- zippers
- band aids
- aspirin
- Latin
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Words Unravelled
Products: sliced bread, zippers, band aids, aspirin
Books & works: Latin
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