Maps about the diversity of the Spanish language vocabulary
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia language codes are the letters at the beginning of the address for each language version. They are not the same as Internet top-level domains, …
Γρεεκ το με
“That’s Greek to me” or “It’s all Greek to me” is an idiom used when you can not understand something. The origin might be in …
Bookworms
Bookworm is an umbrella term, more popular than scientific, for the holes caused by larvae of various types of insects. This includes a huge variety of …
Fruits
The amazing etymologies of several fruits across languages
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Celebrate
Christmas New Year’s Eve On December 31st, many people celebrate the arrival of the New Year, while others focus on welcoming the first day of …
Europes
Names Alliances The European Union is the biggest political and economic union on the continent, currently with 27 member states, 24 languages, and 3 different …
Linguistic walls
The etymology of the word “wall” reveals intriguing linguistic borders. Broadly categorized, these etymological origins fall into three main groups: those derived from Latin “murus” …
Cartoons
The names of international cartoon characters usually are maintained in the original language, but sometimes they are translated into the local language. In general, the …