Quotation marks Quotation marks, also known as speech marks or inverted commas, play an essential role in written communication by indicating direct speech or quoted …
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etymology
Bugs
A bug generally refers to small insects or similar arthropods, often seen as pests. While the term is commonly used for various tiny creatures, not …
Time
Day The notion of a “day” may appear straightforward, yet its complexities emerge when considering diverse linguistic and cultural viewpoints. While commonly perceived as a …
Cardinal
North / South West / East South
Nothing
A map of the word nothing in several different languages and its etymology
Nightmare
Nightmares were a mystery often explained as evil spirits visiting people when they are most vulnerable, during sleep. Many languages will make reference to the …
A R T
The gender of a word in linguistics is a category that divides the nouns into different classes. It can range from two to four, or …
Herbs
Basil, the king This etymology map is about the names of one culinary herb, basil. It comes from βασιλικόν φυτόν (basilikón phutón) “royal (plant)” in Ancient Greek. The …
Nuts
Nuts are in our everyday language a variety of edible seeds or fruits enclosed in a hard shell. For most people, “nuts” typically encompass a …
El Atlas
Maps about the diversity of the Spanish language vocabulary