Babbel's video: Wow The Origin Of The Natural Exclamation and Why Do People Say Wow

Why do people say wow? I mean, you’ve probably said the word “wow” today — if you’re Owen Wilson, you might have said it many times — but do you know where it comes from? It turns out to have a pretty long history, going back to an old translation of the Aeneid (and maybe even further). In this episode of Wordplay, we trace the word “wow” from its origins to today. Check out more fascinating videos: The History Of OK: How A Small Word Had A Huge Impact On English https://youtu.be/CjqaATrNn3U Linguistic Relativity: Does Your Language Change How You See The World? https://youtu.be/PqM7Q_Y2M7E If you liked this video, check out our other videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWy97kWgf1HgQ4O1B3xDyQ And be sure to subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRWy97kWgf1HgQ4O1B3xDyQ?sub_confirmation=1 Discover more great content about language and culture on Babbel Magazine: https://www.babbel.com/en-US/magazine If you enjoy learning about language, be sure to subscribe to our podcast, Multilinguish: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/multilinguish/id1451340179 Connect with us on social media: 💡 https://www.facebook.com/babbel.usa​​​ 💡 https://twitter.com/babbel 💡 https://www.instagram.com/babbelusa​​ 💡 https://www.tiktok.com/@babbel Sources: The astonishing life of “Wow!” https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/09/wow.html Eww, Oosh, Fuuy Or Bliaks? A Cross-Linguistic Study Of Exclamations http://www.icge.co.uk/languagesciencesblog/?p=1452