Aug 27, 2015 · Servia suggested a false connection with Latin servus 'slave', reflected in English serf and servile (whereas serve and service have more positive denotations). Similarly, …

Nov 28, 2017 · The short answer may be that, in the heat of the moment, a pox is as good as a plague. At any rate, ill-wishers have urged both "a plague on" and "a pox on" the objects of …

Apr 5, 2014 · A Google Ngram shows a rise in sexually transmitted disease over venereal disease starting in the mid-1970s, starting in medical and public health circles and gradually becoming …