Etymology rarely disappoints as is the case with the word "weird". Weird comes from the Old English word wyrd, meaning fate, which brings us to the three Weird Sisters (or Fates) of Shakespeare fame who were known for telling the future. Next up is porpoise which comes from two Latin roots, porcus, meaning pig and piscis, meaning fish which combine to make pig fish. Not sure how that came to describe a porpoise since there is little resemblance to anything porcine, but there you have it!
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