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In Old English, the word WITH meant 'against'. This meaning is still preserved in phrases such as 'to fight with'

Colloquial for losing weight, BATTLE OF THE BULGE dates back to a WWII German offensive which bulged the battlelines until repulsed

CANVAS, because it was made from hemp, gets its name from the Latin word 'cannabis'

The Irish language has no words for 'YES and 'NO. Is that right? It is

The word COPPER comes from the Latin for Cyprus, a source of the metal

WAIF, a homeless child, is a word which started life as 'weip' meaning 'tremble'. It later transformed into the meaning of something loose and floating about in the wind

APPLE OF HIS EYE first appears in the Bible referring to God's fondness for Jacob

Some unknown Irish street thug called Houlihan is responsible for the word HOOLIGAN

COP, the slang word for Police, most probably comes from a Latin word 'capere' meaning to seize

A SPUD was a digging tool, useful for unearthing potatoes and the name eventually meant the potato itself