Hey everyone, I'm
Teela with Deep English.
Thank you for joining
me for another lesson
in uncovering the hidden meanings
of some common English words.
When we learn the hidden
meanings of common English words,
we gain a greater understanding
of what we're actually
saying when we speak English.
Not only that, but when we
learn a word's hidden meaning,
we also look at the word's story
and any time that we can bring
story to what we're learning,
it helps us to more easily
memorize what we're learning
and it also helps us to
understand what we're learning
because the brain loves story.
So let's take a look at
five common English words
and their hidden meaning,
including their story.
All right, let's get started.
Word number one is crisis.
Crisis.
So a crisis is a difficult
or dangerous time.
We might use the word crisis in a sentence
like the malaria outbreak
caused a health crisis
across the entire country
or in a sentence like the
tsunami threw the small town
into a crisis.
Or maybe a sentence like people
who act like small problems
are a crisis are exhausting.
Those kinds of people are very dramatic
and it's exhausting to be around them.
Okay, so crisis.
So now let's look at the hidden
meaning of the word crisis.
The word crisis comes from
the greek word, krisis,
but it's spelled with a K instead of a C.
The word krisis originally referred
to a turning point in a disease.
And so, it was referring to a point where
when a person had a disease,
they were either going to get better
or they were either
going to get much worse.
And so, krisis, was just
referring to this turning point.
I think that this is so interesting
because nowadays, when
we think of a crisis,
we automatically think
of something terrible,
but really, a crisis is an opportunity
because things might get much worse
but they could also get much better.
So the next time that you find yourself
in a place that feels like
you're having a crisis,
remember that originally, a
crisis was just a turning point.
Sure, things could get much worse
but they could also get much better,
so don't lose hope.
All right, let's move
on to our second word.
Our word is sense.
Sense.
So the word sense refers
to a feeling or a knowing.
It also refers to our five senses
like hearing, seeing,
taste, smell, feeling.
I think I got 'em all.
So sense.
We might use the word
sense in a sentence like
she sensed that there was danger nearby.
She didn't know why but the
hair on her neck stood up.
Or, some people say that
we have a sixth sense
and that humans can
actually see into the future
if they just tune in.
Or we could use the word sense
in a sentence like
it doesn't make sense to buy
food at the grocery store
if I could just pick
vegetables out of my garden.
So, sense.
The word sense.
Now let's take a look at
the story behind this word.
So the word sense originally came
from proto-Indo-European, sent,
and it was thought to refer to
just simply finding one's way.
I really like this one because so often,
human beings use their
brain to figure things out
and so we're constantly thinking about
what is the right thing to
do and planning with the head
but we forget about
the rest of our senses.
So, if we could tune into
what our body is feeling
or maybe even what we're smelling
or the rest of our senses,
we might be able to find our way,
maybe towards something that feels good
to all of who we are instead of something
that makes sense to the mind.
So to sense, to find your way.
All right, let's look at our third word.
Our word is angst.
Angst.
So the word angst refers to a
feeling of anxiety or dread.
We might use the word
angst in a sentence like
teenagers are said to
experience more angst
than any other population
because they are trying
to figure life out.
So angst.
I know in my own life, when
I first started writing,
I felt a sense of angst
anytime someone read
what I wrote out loud.
It was so scary.
It made me feel anxiety.
Okay, so now let's look
at the hidden meaning
of the word angst.
The word angst comes from
a proto-Indo-European root
which is simply angh.
So it's similar to the word angst.
It's angh and angh simply
meant tight or painful.
So think about that.
Tight or painful.
So that's exactly how we feel
when we are experiencing angst or anxiety,
this feeling of tight or painful.
So it's so interesting that
originally, the word angst
was referring to the feeling that we had
when we're in a place where
we were feeling nervous.
So feeling tight or
painfulness, feeling that angst.
So the next time you're feeling nervous
or feeling anxiety or
angst, tune into your body.
Notice how you're feeling there
and if you feel some
tightness or some pain,
try taking a few deep breaths
and this might help to
alleviate that feeling of angst.
All right, let's move
onto our fourth word.
Our fourth word is the word genuine.
Genuine.
So the word genuine
means real or authentic.
We might use the word
genuine in a sentence like
most people would love a pair
of genuine leather boots,
but not me.
I prefer boots made of plant material.
Or, you could tell that the
woman was genuinely happy
because she was smiling so warmly.
Or a sentence like I
genuinely did not care
what we did for my birthday,
but my family insisted
that I make a choice.
Now let's take a look at
the origin of this word.
It's thought that this word
came from the Latin word genu.
Genu meant knee.
In Sanskrit, the word for knee is janu,
so again, very similar.
So what does a knee
have to do with genuine,
with being real or authentic?
Well, it's thought that in ancient times,
in some cultures, a father
would place a child on his knee
as a symbol that this
was really his child.
So isn't that interesting?
So this was kind of like saying, yes,
I am the father of this child
and he would place it on his knee
so that genu, genuine,
referring to the knee.
I know that I have memories of
my dad putting me on his knee
but I also have memories
of many other people
putting me on their knee
so it's interesting to see how things
have changed over time.
That one's kind of a funny one.
All right, so let's move onto
our fifth and final word.
Our word in manifest.
Manifest.
So today, this word is often used
as a way to describe creating your reality
or to bring something into reality.
Maybe like manifesting
a new car, for example.
A lot of people in the new age communities
even do mediations to manifest, maybe,
a new house or manifest a new love
so manifesting has come to mean something
like creating your reality.
But, if we take a look
at the deeper meaning
of the word manifest,
we find that manifest
comes from the Latin word manifestus
which originally just
meant to make obvious
or to make clear.
So originally, to manifest something
had nothing to do with creating something.
It had everything to do with revealing
what was already there.
I really like this one because
the next time you're wanting
to manifest something new,
like let's say you want
to manifest a new house,
think about what is already
there that feels like home.
So maybe your family.
Maybe get more clear
on what feels like home
and in this way, we can also
manifest things more easily
because we just focusing more on things
that are already there and
appreciating them more.
I think this is a great
spin on the word manifest.
All right, so that does
it for today's lesson.
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learned a little bit
about common English words,
but you're also inspired
to look deeper at words
in your own language.
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