Lesson 5.

Word Etymology
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 Learning Competency

At the end of this lesson, the students should

be able to explain how words are derived from
names of persons and places (EN9V-Ic-d-15).
 Objective

In this lesson, the students should be able to explain

how words are formed using their etymologies
(persons and places).
Essential Question

How can the origin of a word help in using

a word correctly in a context?
 Try it!
Warm-Up
1. Read and analyze the conversation with
your partner.

Karla: It’s a catastrophe!

Marga: Why? What happened? Did someone get hurt?
Karla: No. We ran out of chips.
Marga: That’s not a catastrophe at all! The world will
not end when we run out of chips. Do you even know
what catastrophe means?
 Try it!
Warm-Up

1. What did you notice about Karla’s use of the

word catastrophe?
2. How did Marga react to it?
3. Do you think Karla knows how to use the
word correctly?
Vocabulary
1. etymology (noun) – the study of the origin of words and how the meaning of
words evolved over the years
Tessa likes researching the etymology of words.

2. treason (noun) – an act or acts to harm or overthrow one’s own government

The rebels and their assassins were charged with treason.

3. expedition (noun) – a journey taken with a specific purpose

Leo led an expedition to the Amazon rainforests to seek rare resources and artifacts.

4. cunning (noun) – skill and subtlety in executing or devising something

Paulo used his cunning to score a better deal at the shop.

5. infiltrate (verb) – to enter or pass through, usually for subversive purposes

The troops infiltrated the palace, and all the guards were held captive.
 Learn about It

Understanding Words and Expressions

Etymology helps us understand and translate words

better.

In the English language, there are words for some objects or

activities that are derived from the name of an individual with
whom the object or activity is particularly associated.
 Learn about It

Words Derived from Names of Persons

Word Meaning Derived from Example Sentence

bougainvillea widely cultivated named after Louis We have

climbing plant, native Antoine de bougainvillea at
to tropical climates, Bougainville, an home.
with small flowers admiral in the French
(usually white) and navy who was also an
brightly colored explorer and the first
leaves (usually red or Frenchman to
purple) circumnavigate the
globe
 Learn about It

Words Derived from Names of Persons

Word Meaning Derived from Example Sentence

braille the system that named after its My friend, who is

enables the blind to French inventor, blind, is very good
read and write by Louis Braille (1809– at using braille.
representing each 1852), who was
letter of the himself blind from
alphabet as a the age of 3
distinctive pattern
of raised dots
 Learn about It

Words Derived from Names of Persons

Word Meaning Derived from Example Sentence

Bluetooth a wireless named after the I still use Bluetooth

technology used to King of Denmark when I transfer files
connect devices and Norway, Harald from my
Bluetooth, who smartphone.
united clashing
Danish tribes into
one kingdom in the
10th century
 Learn about It

Words Derived from Names of Persons

Word Meaning Derived from Example Sentence

diesel a type of liquid fuel named after Rudolf Our car uses a lot of
obtained from Diesel (1858–1913), diesel every time
petroleum by a German engineer that we use it.
distillation and, who first produced
when used in an the fuel and
internal combustion invented the diesel
engine, ignited not engine
by a spark but by
compression
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Words Derived from Names of Persons

Word Meaning Derived from Example Sentence

gardenia a small tree with large named after Dr. My mother planted a
white or pale yellow Alexander Garden gardenia in our garden.
flowers (1730–1791), an amateur
botanist who studied the
flora of South Carolina
and sent many
specimens to the great
Swedish botanist Karl
Linnaeus (1707–1778),
who named the
gardenia after him
 Learn about It

bougainvillea
braille These example words were named
Bluetooth after the people whom, during their
diesel time, have done something
gardenia significant.
 Learn about It

Words Derived from Names of Persons with Suffixes

McCarthyism These example words were slightly

Machiavellian changed by the added suffixes.
Platonic
Draconian
 Learn about It

Names of Places Derived from Names of Persons

Word Derived from

Colombia named after Christopher Columbus

Philippines named after King Philip II of Spain

El Salvador named after Jesus, the saviour

Saudi Arabia named after Muhammad bin Saud

 Learn about It

Words Derived from Names of Persons with Suffixes

italics These example words have also

bantam been slightly changed by changing
Epsom salts some of the letters.
academia
 Drills
Identify what is being described in each sentence below.
Then, use each word in a sentence.
mausoleum fuchsia macadam uzi nicotine
_______________1. an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco named after
Jean Nicot
_______________2. a large burial chamber named after Mausolus
_______________3. a type of submachine gun named after Major Uziel Gal
_______________4. a shrub cultivated for its purplish white flower named
after Leonhart Fuchs
_______________5. a paved surface having compressed layers of broken
rocks held together with tar named after John Loudon McAdam
 Drills

Look up the etymologies of the following words below. Identify

which ones are named after persons and which ones were
named after places. Then, use each word in your own
sentences.

1. dalmatian
2. magenta
3. masochism
4. manila envelopes
5. quisling
 Values Integration

How do you think the things you learned from this

lesson will help you in having positive communication
with other people?
 Synthesis

1st Group – Without looking up the meaning, use the

following words in a dialogue.

● guillotine
● leotard
● pompadour
● boycott
● ritzy
 Synthesis
2nd Group – Use the following words with their etymologies in a
dialogue. Underline these words in the dialogue.
● guillotine – named after Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the word
means beheading machine with a huge blade that slides vertically
● leotard – named after Jules Léotard, a leotard is a close-fitting one-
piece clothing worn by acrobats and dancers
● pompadour – named after Madame de Pompadour, the word
means a hairstyle worn with the hair swept upwards or high above
the forehead
● boycott – named after Charles Boycott, to boycott means to protest
by withdrawing the usage of something
● ritzy – named after César Ritz, the word means something
expensive or stylish
 Synthesis

3rd Group – Infer the meanings of the underlined words based on how
they are used by the 2nd group.

4th Group – Use the underlined words in sentences based on the

inferences made by the third group.
 Synthesis

1. What made the task difficult? What did you do to overcome the
difficulty?
2. What made the task easy?
3. Which words difficult to use in a sentence? Why?
4. Which words were easy to use in a sentence? Why?
5. What are the common suffixes attached to the words you found?
6. Based on your experience in the activity, what should one
remember when using words that have specific origins in
sentences?
 Assignment

1. Research 10 words that were named after people

and places from the Philippines.

2. Get their etymologies and write them in a table.

3. Use each word in a sentence.

 Bibliography

Etymology — Tracing Word Origins. 2017. Accessed May 25, 2017.

http://www.nativlang.com/linguistics/historical-etymology-lessons.php

Nordquist, Richard. An Introduction to Etymology: Word Stories. The Surprising Origins of Everyday Words.
2017. Accessed May 25, 2017. https://www.thoughtco.com/etymology-word-stories-1692654

Words Derived From Names of Places. 2017. Accessed. May 25, 2017.
http://hullawe.org.uk/index.php?title=Words_Derived_From_Names_of_Places