Just wondering

I meant that I didnt think that origins of words existed as such a thing on Google.

And no to all your post.

I didnt actually think that the origins of most words were actually traceable.
I just thought they came into being organically, and eventually made their way into a dictionary.

It's never to late to learn.

Do you mean you've never wondered about the origins of words? Never thought about
the similar elements in words - like telephone and television?
I could go on but I'm just surprised by your statement, if I interpret it correctly, that you haven't ever noticed that most dictionaries give information about a word's derivation after the definition of its meaning and its pronunciation?

I look up definitions of words sometimes.
I never thought to look up origins of words. I didnt think that such a thing existed.

Yes, but Google is so soulless Ana
Plus actually, I do forget to look sometimes.

Yes, I have to accept,but not necessarily use them. I quite like freebie and bogof and lots of other words now in common parlance which all add up to making our lovely language the colourful one that it is. I don't like commercial buzzwords and never say you guys, even to males. I do often say hi to people i know but on the whole dislike americanisms.

Gopher is an animal, so I guess it's a witty play on words.

You do know that Google is your friend, don't you soontobe?

With freebie, I just thought it was slang.

Gofer, I didnt realise was a "proper" word. And for some reason I thought it was spelt gopher.

I came across both words in the same word puzzle recently.

I had no idea that authors made up words either.

We use lots of "made-up" words, some recent such as stagflation and staycation, some so generally accepted that they seem to have been around forever, such as streamline. Ultimately, all words must have been made up at some time. Furthermore, they go in and out of fashion and quite often change their meanings over time. The flexibility and innovation are among the great joys of the English language.

Shakespeare made up hundreds of words. So did Thomas Carlyle.