Re-cord your records from the cords of your accordance!

Okay so check this out. I stumbled on a neat new etymology find the other night!

RECORD.. As part of its meaning it's believed to essentially mean memory and heart.

Re = restore and cord = heart.

"record (v.)
c. 1200, "to repeat, reiterate, recite; rehearse, get by heart," from Old French recorder "tell, relate, repeat, recite, report, make known" (12c.) and directly from Latin recordari "remember, call to mind, think over, be mindful of," from re- "restore" (see re-) + cor (genitive cordis) "heart" (as the metaphoric seat of memory, as in learn by heart), from PIE root *kerd- "heart." Meaning "set down in writing" first attested mid-14c.; that of "put sound or pictures on disks, tape, etc." is from 1892. Related: Recorded; recording."

"According" to that.. It sorta tells me that the word record.. Means we are focusing on something that's important enough to remember it.

Whether it's a photography, a movie, or words on a piece of paper or social media page.

That's cool to know as someone who has been heavily involved in photography movie making and writing!! Whenever I record something.. It's essentially coming from the heart and something I consider important enough to be remembered.

Also accord.

"early 12c., "come into agreement," also "agree, be in harmony," from Old French acorder "agree, be in harmony" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *accordare "make agree," literally "be of one heart, bring heart to heart," from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + cor (genitive cordis) "heart" (used figuratively for "soul, mind"), from PIE root *kerd- "heart." Compare concord, discord. Related: Accorded; according."

Which further moves into the word "accordance" which is a word used a lot by a lot of secret society members!

So that takes on a new meaning as well.. Pretty fascinating stuff.. I keep learning more and more new and interesting things about language. I love it. :D

Oh and one more before I go.
The word.. "terrific", lol.. It's used in a positive context these days! Like when something good happens.. But.. it comes from the word "terror" essentially.

"1660s, "frightening," from Latin terrificus "causing terror or fear, frightful," from terrere "fill with fear" (see terrible) + combining form of facere "to make" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). Weakened sensed of "very great, severe" (as in terrific headache) appeared 1809; inverted colloquial sense of "excellent" began 1888. Related: Terrifically."

So maybe next time someone says "terrific!" to you, you can joking respondl in a startled way and be like.. "What?! What's wrong?!". :D

It's crazy how some words have virtually reversed meanings like that! Another one that's reversed meaning significantly is "nice".. Now it means a positive thing, but it used to mean foolish!

"nice (adj.)
late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless," from Old French nice (12c.) "careless, clumsy; weak; poor, needy; simple, stupid, silly, foolish," from Latin nescius "ignorant, unaware," literally "not-knowing," from ne- "not" (from PIE root *ne- "not") + stem of scire "to know" (see science). "The sense development has been extraordinary, even for an adj." [Weekley] -- from "timid" (pre-1300); to "fussy, fastidious" (late 14c.); to "dainty, delicate" (c. 1400); to "precise, careful" (1500s, preserved in such terms as a nice distinction and nice and early); to "agreeable, delightful" (1769); to "kind, thoughtful" (1830)."

So likewise next time someone says you're nice, you can be like.. What the heck? No.. I'm not stupid, you're stupid! Lol.
Just kidding. I advise you prolly just go with the flow and not strictly adhere to more ancient meanings.

Language changes over time and as much as I try to remember and respect ancient meanings, I realize things change and people make new meanings.

Anyways.. I think that's it for now, it's been a while since I did an etymology post and that was a fun one. :D Hope you're all doing well out there! Bye until next time.

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Also once again I'm posting this picture of my character apolymask cause I want to include a picture so this post shows up better in the feeds. This post has nothing to do with the IFC really.. I just like including a picture with my posts!