Random Etymology Lesson #37

renovation 

early 15c., renovacyoun "spiritual rebirth," also "rebuilding, reconstruction," from L. renovationem (nom. renovatio), from renovatus, pp. of renovare "renew, restore," from re- "again" + novare "make new," from novus "new" (see new).

Random Etymological Post #2

Press (1), to squeeze. (F.-L.) M.E. pressen. - F. presser. - L. pressāre, frequent. of premere (pp. pressus), to press. Der. press, sb.: press-ure.

Press (2), to hire men for service, make men serve as sailors, &c. (F.-L.) Press is a corruption of the old word prest, ready; whence prest-money, ready money advanced to a man hired for service, earnest money; also imprest, a verb (now impress), to give a man earnest money. When it became common to use compulsion to force men into service, it was confused with the verb to press. Prest money was money lent. - O.F. prester (F. prêter), to lend, advance money. - L. præstāre, to stand forth, come forward, furnish, offer, give. - L. præ, in front; stāre, to stand. See State. Der. press-gang, im-press, im-press-ment.

Random Etymological Post #1

Book. (E.) M.E. book; A.S. bōc, a book; also, a beech-tree. The orig. 'books' were pieces of writing scratched on a beechen board. +Du. boek; Icel. bōk; Swed. bok; Dan. bog; G. buch; all in the sense of 'book'; Goth. bōka, a letter, pl. bōkōs, writings. β With A.S. bōc, beech, cf. L. fāgus, a beech, Gk. ϕηϒóς, a tree with edible fruit.

Etymology of the Word 'Book'

book
O.E. boc "book, writing, written document," traditionally from P.Gmc. *bokiz "beech" (cf. Ger. Buch "book" Buche "beech;" see beech), the notion being of beechwood tablets on which runes were inscribed, but it may be from the tree itself (people still carve initials in them). The O.E. originally meant any written document. Latin and Sanskrit also have words for "writing" that are based on tree names ("birch" and "ash," respectively). Meaning "libretto of an opera" is from 1768. Verb meaning "to enter for a seat or place, issue (railway) tickets" is from 1841; "to engage a performer as a guest" is from 1872. A betting book is from 1856; bookmaker in the wagering sense is from 1862.