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  1. The Copy Team (thecopyteam@social.coop)'s status on Monday, 13-Aug-2018 10:03:55 EDT The Copy Team The Copy Team

    Origin of the Word Black. The word ‘black’ can be traced back five thousand years to the Proto-Indo-European word ‘bhleg’ meaning ‘to burn with black smoke’ or ‘to burn black with smoke’...

    Read more from the Copy Team etymology series: https://thecopy.team/blog/origin-word-black-copy-team-etymology-series/

    In conversation Monday, 13-Aug-2018 10:03:55 EDT from social.coop permalink

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      Origin of the Word Black: The Copy Team Etymology Series
      By Ed from The Copy Team.
      The word ‘black’ can be traced back five thousand years to the Proto-Indo-European word ‘bhleg’ meaning ‘to burn with black smoke’ or ‘to burn black with smoke’. ‘Black’ was used in the English language from 450 AD onward as an adjective to describe ‘colour pertaining to matter that was colourless’.  It was not till the ...
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