Memento

Memento \muh-MEN-toh\ , noun;
1. An object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir
2. Anything serving as a reminder or warning
3. Initial capital letters, italics: Roman Catholic Church: Either of two prayers in the canon of the mass, one for persons living and the other for persons dead

Memento dates to the 1400's and is taken from 'Palm cxxxi of the Canon of the Mass.' It is the from the first word in the canon, which was in Latin. The canon talks specifically about remembering and commemorating the dead, but Latin memento more broadly means "remember." It is the imperative of meminisse ("to remember"), which is a reduplicated form related to mens ("mind"). In English, the meaning "reminder, warning" dates to the 1580's and "keepsake" is first attested in 1768.

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Foofaraw

Foofaraw \FOO-fuh-raw\ , noun;
1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration
2. A fuss over a matter of little importance

Foofaraw is first attested in 1848 from French fanfaron and Spanish fanfarrón. The Spanish form is an adjective meaning "ostentatious, vain, arrogant" or a noun meaning "braggart, show-off" and it is supposedly of imitative origin. The word came to English through contact with Spanish and French speakers on the American western frontier.

Today's word and the first definition were both taken from Dictionary.com's 'Word of the Day' for Friday, May 20
Etymologies come from the Oxford English Dictionary and/or Etymonline.com

Fungible

Fungible \FUHN-juh-buhl\ , adjective;
1. Law: Freely exchangeable for or replaced by another of like nature or kind in satisfaction of an obligation
2. Interchangeable
noun;
1. Something that is exchangeable or substitutable, usually used in the plural

The noun form of this word dates to 1765 and the adjective dates to 1818. It came to English as a legal term from Middle Latin fungibilis, which is derived from Latin fungi ("perform"). Fungi comes from the Proto-Indo-European base *bheug- ("to use, enjoy").

It appears as though this fungi has no connection with  fungus.

Today's word and the first definition were both taken from Dictionary.com's 'Word of the Day' for Thursday, May 19
Etymologies come from the Oxford English Dictionary and/or Etymonline.com 

Ache

Ache \eyk\ , verb;
1. To have or suffer a continuous, dull pain
2. To feel great sympathy, pity, or the like
3. To feel eager; yearn; long
noun;
1. A continuous, dull pain

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The origin of ache is Old English acan ("to ache, suffer pain") from Proto-Germanic *akanan, which is probably derived from the Proto-Indo-European base *ag-es- ("fault, guilt"). *Ag-es- and similar phonemes in Sanskrit and Greek may be onomatopoeic from the sound of groaning. The noun form comes from Middle English æche from Old English æce. Æche derived from Proto-Germanic *akiz, which is directly related to *akanan.

The spelling differences between the noun and verb forms reflected a difference in pronunciation. The noun was pronounced like modern ache, but the verb form had a soft \a\ and the 'ch' sounded like it does in watch ([ɑtʃ] if you know IPA). By the 1700's the two forms had the same pronounciation, and the spelling of both changed to ache based on a false assumption that their origin was Greek akhos ("pain, distress").

Connubial

Connubial \kuh-NOO-bee-ul\ or \kun-NYOO-bee-ul\ , adjective;
1. Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial

This word dates to the 1650's from Latin connubialis, a variant of conubialis ("pertaining to wedlock") from conubium ("marriage"), which is a combination of com- + nubere ("together" + "to wed").

Nubere is the forebear of nubile, which originally meant "marriageable" in reference to a woman. The meaning "young and sexually attractive" is first attested in 1973.

Today's word and the first definition were both taken from Dictionary.com's 'Word of the Day' for Tuesday, May 17
Etymologies come from the Oxford English Dictionary and/or Etymonline.com

Missionary

Missionary \MISH-uh-ner-ee\ , noun;
1. A person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work
2. A person strongly in favor of a program, set of principles, etc., who attempts to persuade or convert others
3. A person who is sent on a mission
adjective;
1. Pertaining to or connected with religious missions
2. Engaged in such a mission, or devoted to work connected with missions
3. Reflecting or prompted by the desire to persuade or convert others

Missionary dates to the 1650's and comes from mission. Mission dates to the 1590's and originally referred to Jesuits who were sent abroad. It was taken from Latin missionem ("act of sending") from mittere ("to send"), which may have ultimately derived from *smittere.

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Glamour

Glamour \GLAM-er\ , noun;
1. The quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks
2. Excitement, adventure, and unusual activity
3. Magic or enchantment; spell; witchery
adjective;
1. Suggestive or full of glamour; glamourous

Glamour is taken from Scottish and was first attested in English in 1720. It is a variant of Scottish gramarye ("magic, enchantment, spell"), which is an alteration of English grammar. Gramarye dates to the early 14th century from Old French gramaire ("learning") and replaced the Old English word stæfcræft. The Old French word comes from Latin grammatica ("grammar, magic incantation, spells, mumbo-jumbo" and "irregular semi-popular adoption"), which was taken from Greek grammatike tekhne ("art of letters"). The Greek phrase could be used in the sense of philology (the study of historical written language) and literature, and derives from the same source as -graphy (graphein, "to draw or write").

The form grammar evolved by the late 14th century, but its modern definition ("rules of language") is a post-classical development. Until the 16th century that type of language learning was restricted to Latin, so Middle English gramarye evolved into "learning in general, knowledge peculiar to the learned classes." At the time this included astrology and magic, which is where the meaning of "occult knowledge" and the Scottish form glamour come from.

Grammar school dates to the late 14th century, but it was originally "a school in which the learned languages are grammatically taught". It became "a school between primary and secondary where English grammar is taught" around 1842 in the United States.