Mapping the different anatomical terms across many foreign languages, like arm, finger, foot, leg and toe.
The Body
Our Galaxy
the name of our galaxy in different languages
Map / Carte
The word map in various languages originates from two main etymological roots with a fascinating and diverse distribution. The first root comes from the Latin …
Syringe
In English, the word syringe comes from the French seringue, which itself is borrowed from Latin. Many languages share this origin, including Portuguese (seringa) and …
Eight & Night
The words “eight” and “night” are not etymologically related but phonetically in some languages there are very similar.
Prague
Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and is divided into 10 municipal districts (1-10), 22 administrative districts (1-22), and 57 municipal parts. In …
Capital cities
Pharmacy
The English term pharmacy traces its roots to the Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía), which encompasses the notion of preparing, compounding, and dispensing drugs, in Greek …
Health
A goddess: While the Greeks had, Hygieia, daughter of Asclepius, Romans had Salus, the goddess of safety and well-being (welfare, health, and prosperity) of both …
