We're back and it looks like 'monthly' is our new for-real schedule! WOO! In this episode, Amy pays the unscrupulous rent with " blackmail ", while Ryan communes with a Hindu effigy known as " Juggernaut ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 137
The sun may be setting on the third month of 2025, but it's not gone yet, and here we are with our third episode of the year! In this episode, Amy squares up against " carfax ", while Ryan discovers a stowaway suffix in a pile of " wealth ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, cur...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 136
We're back!! In this episode, Amy looks loftiyl at " haughty ", while Ryan ponders a sweet and colourful examply of 'chicken vs egg with " orange ". For those curious about the colour "pewke", here is a list that features an example of the colour . Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origi...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 135
We're back!! In this episode, Amy looks at a sneaky compound with " destroy ", while Ryan considers the nature of time and gifts with " present ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talk...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 134
In this episode, Amy just throws around needless "n"s with impunity during a solid " scavenge ", while Ryan goes from place to place, possibly with hostility, along the " road ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to ...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 133
In this episode, Amy is elsewhere completely while Ryan is appreciating all over again the all-too-frequent cuteness of the "-le" suffix in English! Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and ta...
Apr 30, 2024•16 min•Ep. 132
In this episode, Amy gets back to basics with " rudimentary ", while Ryan swimming upstream, but along a bank, and always staring side-eyed across to his " rival ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love...
Mar 27, 2024•53 min•Ep. 131
In this episode, Amy explores the space " between ", while Ryan is trying to figure out a connection between an " object " and the action itself. Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talki...
Feb 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 130
In this episode, Amy keeps a thin lid on things with " film ", while Ryan is trying to figure out why there are so many different ways to be " fine ". For the record, the book is Synonyms Discriminated and it's by the Rev. Charles John Smith. It was written, like many other books, in 1871. Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their curre...
Jan 12, 2024•50 min•Ep. 129
In this episode, Amy keeps everything on track as the " taskmaster ", while Ryan is trying to weigh how much cheese a duck costs with " handicap ". For those interested (which should be literally 100% of the listening audience), here is Carrot In A Box . For those interested (which should be literally 100% of the listening audience), here is where you can find Taskmaster on YouTube . Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each norm...
Nov 10, 2023•53 min•Ep. 128
In this episode, Amy keeps it all together with " harmony ", while Ryan is considering sticky angles with " pitch ", that he never knew in the first place. Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking...
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 127
In this episode, Amy is joined by a very special guest for a live, in-person and totally Canadian-less episode, featuring long-time listener and avid academic Word Nerd, Erin Bell! Erin is currently pursuing a Masters degree in linguistics at Trinity College, Dublin, and just happened to be in bonnie Scotland, where schedules and stars aligned to have her and Amy meet up to record an episode where they got to talk about Erin's studies, focused on American English idioms, and in particular, the f...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1126
In this episode, Amy rails against a Glastonbury tradition with " flag ", while Ryan is remembering all kinds of things about " forget ", that he never knew in the first place. Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B....
Jul 05, 2023•52 min•Ep. 125
In this episode, Amy getting back to roots with " folk ", while Ryan is stuffing " frequent " repeatedly. Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just ra...
Jun 05, 2023•39 min•Ep. 124
In this episode, Amy is mixing things up with " cocktail ", while Ryan is peeling back the many, many layers of " every ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word or...
May 15, 2023•49 min•Ep. 123
In this episode, Amy is holding up the walls with a " dwang ", while Ryan is trying to be as skillful and ingenious as possible with " quaint ". Special and enormous thanks going out to our newest Patreon supporter: Fiona! Also, for anyone looking for the links promised about that obscure 13th century book we talk about in this episode, here is the website and here is the YouTube video . Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each ...
Mar 28, 2023•56 min•Ep. 122
In this episode, Amy is throwing shade at the world of the humble " shed ", while, Ryan is falling down and opening the floodgates with " cataract ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and t...
Mar 07, 2023•38 min•Ep. 121
In this episode, Ryan is exploring - at the behest of listener Liz - whether there's a connection between " align ", " malign ", and " benign ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each normal, increasingly infrequent episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talkin...
Feb 03, 2023•18 min•Ep. 120
In this episode, Amy delves into the cold and wet with " winter ", and Ryan learns what happens when you combine a Greek letter with a sort of early missile with " Christmas ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talkin...
Dec 20, 2022•54 min•Ep. 119
In this episode, Amy takes learns that cheese has always sold itself with " cheesemonger ", and Ryan makes an ostentatious show of things for a " parade ". Special and enthusiastic thanks to Alyson, our newest Patreon sponsor!! Thank you Alyson, and to everyone who supports us over there! Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about ...
Nov 07, 2022•51 min•Ep. 118
In this episode, Amy takes her sweet time with " sloth ", and Ryan tries to make the most of old " junk ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of head-scratching la...
Oct 25, 2022•48 min•Ep. 117
In this episode, Amy finds a solid footing with " basic ", and Ryan revels in autumnal activities with " harvest ". Enormous and heartfelt merci to Joy, our latest Patreon supporter!! Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 116
In this long, long, LONG overdue episode, Amy traces the story of a national obsession with a " queue ", and Ryan pulls and drags his way through the story of " draw ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about ...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 115
In this episode, Amy has a double dose of PIE with " secret ", and Ryan gets all befuddled (over and over again) with " dazzle ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bit...
Aug 08, 2022•54 min•Ep. 114
In this episode, Amy gazes into the gaping void with " hiatus ", and Ryan gets into a small spot of minor trouble with " pickle ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bi...
Jul 11, 2022•48 min•Ep. 113
In this episode, Amy is not quite back yet, so Ryan looks backwards and forwards with " yesterday " and thinks about the nature of "one" with " only " Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origin...
Jun 21, 2022•24 min•Ep. 112
In this episode, Amy looks back to a " crusade " that never actually was, while Ryan gets into his feelings with " sentimental ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bit...
May 16, 2022•38 min•Ep. 111
In this episode, Amy strengthens her core understanding of " Pilates " while Ryan wonders how to achieve a new " charisma ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just random bits of ...
May 02, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 110
In this episode, Ryan is diving back into the pile of listener suggestions to try to find the etymology behind " stubble ", to figure out why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway, whether "the jig is up" or "the gig is up", and to see if there's any connection between " bear ", " bear " and " bare ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each (normal) episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current f...
Apr 11, 2022•37 min•Ep. 109
In this episode, Amy explores the necessarily derivative " negative " while Ryan tries, despite not being a gentleman, to be " gentle ". Lexitecture is a podcast about etymology (the linguistics study of the origin and history of words). In each episode, a Canadian (Ryan) and a Scot (Amy) each present their current favourite word and talk about its origins, current use, and try to puzzle out how it may have gone from A to B. If you love thinking and talking about words, word origins, or just ran...
Mar 28, 2022•52 min•Ep. 108
