All Episodes

Island and the Silent S That Never Belonged

Silhouette: From French Finance Minister to Elegant Word

Berserk: The Viking Warriors Behind the Word

Boycott: From Surname to Protest

Malaria: An Old Medical Theory Preserved in a Word

Cereal: From Roman Goddess to Breakfast Bowl

Nightmare: the Demon in the Room

Sincere: A Beautiful Myth, and the More Likely Truth

Pandemonium: From the Capital of Hell to Everyday Chaos

Camera: From Dark Room to Everyday Device

Muscle: The Tiny Mouse Hidden in the Human Body

Villain: From Farm Worker to Fiend

Goodbye: The Farewell That Began as a Prayer

Mortgage: A Medieval Dead Pledge

Whiskey: The Water of Life

Candidate: From White Togas to Elections

Clue: How a Ball of Yarn Became a Hint

Robot: From Forced Labor to Future Machine

Nice: From Foolish to Kind

Salary: From Roman Salt to Modern Status

Deadline: From Civil War Prison Camps to Your Calenda

Origins in Five - Trailer

Quarantine: The Venetian Origin of a Modern Word