Etymology means the study of the origin of words.
"Junk" comes from the 15th century word, "Jonke". Its origin is unkown.
The origin of this word is Latin - from Opulentus
Phalanges
From Latin: transformare
The word "befuddled" is the past tense of the word "befuddle". The basic meaning of the word befuddled means to be in a state of confusion or to be perplexed.
His argument befuddled me. I was befuddled by his nature.
addlepated, befuddled
Confused, befuddled.
Confused, befuddled.
confused, puzzled, dazed, bemused, befuddled
The calf had such a befuddled expression when she was suddenly confronted by the new gate! Elmer Fudd always seemed to be befuddled.
The opposite of being befuddled is being able to think clearly
It is amazing how much the riddle befuddled the audience as the magician performed his act.
befuddled
the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.
The word "origin" is derived from the French word "origin" and the Latin word "originem," both of which mean, beginning, descent, birth, and rise.