Thu, May 09
|Westchester Italian Cultural Center
Prof. Spedaliere - The ABC’s of Italian Etymology in Everyday Language and Culture
Join our jovial congregation of linguists as we launch an etymological investigation of everyday words with an extraordinary and entertaining history.
Time & Location
May 09, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Westchester Italian Cultural Center, 1 Generoso Pope Pl, Tuckahoe, NY 10707, USA
About the event
After a brief introduction to the study of etymology, we will uncover and dissect the very heart and soul of many common words and expressions
that seem quite unrelated to their meanings today.
Come discover the answers to these confounding questions.
Why was the great Dante called an animal in Canto V of his Inferno?
What does wax have to do with such a laudable virtue as sincerity?
Do you know that there is a linguistic connection between Bethlehem,
the tranquil modest birthplace of Jesus, and bedlam?
Are you prepared to say farewell to meat, sweets, and other corporal pleasures during Carnevale?
At election time, why did ancient politicians chalk up their togas?
And what is the connection between alma mater, alimentary canal, alimony, and Italian grocery stores?
Tickets
General Admission
$25.00+$0.63 service fee
Total
$0.00