Ultimate means last, but English also names the second, third, and fourth positions from the end: penultimate, antepenultimate, and preantepenultimate.

Fudgel is a rare old English verb meaning to pretend to work while doing little or nothing. Here is what it means and how to use it.

Alphabet comes from the Greek letter names alpha and beta. Here is why that happened, and how the word still reflects its origin.