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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

An Etymology of Some Things Public Historians Do

Curate--from Latin curare, "to take care of"
Interpret--from Latin interpretari, " to explain, expound, understand," from interpres, "agent, translator"
Mediate--from Latin mediari, "to intervene, mediate," also, "to be or divide in the middle"

Source: Online Etymology Dictionary