Cubesday: The Origins of Office Talk
There are a lot of terms you hear thrown around the office. Logging on, boss, getting fired… I know I’ve heard that third phrase several times in the past week, after I threw a stapler at my neighbor. She’s okay. Don’t worry.
Ever wonder where all these phrases came from originally? Check out the origins of the term cubicle.
Cubicle: Dating back to the 1400’s, this word stemmed from the Latin cubiculum, meaning “sleeping area” (completely apropos). It became obsolete after the 16th century, but it was revived in the 19th century as a word for “dormitory sleeping compartments.” Its use as any partitioned space didn’t surface until the 1920s.
Amazing! And to think, to this day, it still means ’sleeping area’ for so many of us.
Check out some more origins over on Neatorama’s blog.
The Origins of Office Talk @ Neatorama
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