Jack-o’-Lantern: The History of Halloween

The etymology of Jack-o’-Lantern and the confused history of Hallowe’en. And you can find more spooky etymologies in our video on Ghost Words: #halloween #historyofhalloween #etymology Check out our Patreon page if you’d like to help support us: For further explorations of these subjects, check out Thorneloe University’s courses in the Humanities, including “Greek and Latin Roots of English“ and other Ancient Studies courses, online and on campus in Sudbury, Ontario. Show notes & credits: Transcript: Related blog post: Related podcast episode: or Website: Blog: Twitter: Facebook: Google Plus: Tumbler: SoundCloud: Podcast: or Click here to sign up for our video email list, to be notified when new videos are posted: Click here to sign up for our podcast email list, to be notified when new podcast episodes go up: