Adam Aleksic

Adam Viktor Aleksic, known online as Etymology Nerd, is an American linguist and content creator who produces videos exploring the origins of words, particularly neologisms and slang as it exists within digital culture. He began exploring word origins in 2016 through his blog. Aleksic studied at Harvard University, during which he gained attention for his educational TikTok videos on linguistics and language in 2023. In 2025, he published Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language.