# The False Word Origin/Meanings Game! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 15, 2004, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887 "2004-12-15T00:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/81 "2004-12-17T15:23:00Z")
> [@NutMagnet](#): > > **arcane** _Arc_–relating to the Ark of the Covenant, mentioned once or twice in the Old Testament. _Ane_–general adjectival ending. _Arcane_–Having to do with Indiana Jones. **Administrate** ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/82 "2004-12-17T18:03:05Z")
Administrate comes from add minister rate, the cost born by the church community to advertise for a new minister in cases where the old minister falls out of favour within that church community. next: **punctuation** ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/83 "2004-12-17T23:12:06Z")
**punctuation** is the noun version of the word _punctuous_. _Punctuous_ is another blended word, formed by combining the words “pun” and “unctuous”. Thus, \*punctuous \* is an adjective describing a smarmy guy who tries to be your best buddy (or hit on you) by telling bad jokes and insincere compliments. **Punctuation** is the above-mentioned jokes and compliments he uses. Usage: _Keep that creepy guy at the bar away from me; I’ve had enough of his punctuation!_ \ _Whenever Donald Trump’s around, you could drown in all the punctuation._ Next word: exaggerated. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/84 "2004-12-18T05:50:14Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > Next word: exaggerated. _ex_ – prefix meaning “former” _ag_ – from Latin _argentum_ (silver), the symbol for that chemical element _ge_ – initials of the corporate name _General Electric_ _rated_ – ranked, evaluated Thus, **exaggerated** refers to silver that was once considered good enough for General Electric products, but no longer meets the company’s standards. Next word: _thylacine_ ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/85 "2004-12-18T05:55:51Z")
**thylacine** Of or relating to Biblical lace. **erroneous** ---
**Author:** ![Torgo\_ate\_my\_hamster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@Torgo\_ate\_my\_hamster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo_ate_my_hamster)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/86 "2004-12-18T07:51:29Z")
**err** - from an obsolete form of the verb \*to err \* which could be used transitively in Old English **oneous** - shortened form of _one of us_ **erroneous** , _verb_ To do something morally wrong to only one member of the group; this verb is special in having different forms for grammatical persons: 1st person: _erroneous_, 2nd person: _erroneoyou_, 3rd person \*erroneoem \* **transcriptional** ---
**Author:** ![WCOT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e5b9ba/32.png) [@WCOT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCOT)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/87 "2004-12-18T08:25:08Z")
trans: across, to move across cript: from crypt : where bodies are kept ion - negitively charged particles transcriptional : the route by which bodies of overly negative people are moved next word: coagulation [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887.md?page=4)