All languages use a term derived from two Latin words: corona and virus. The second part came from Latin vīrus “poisonous substance ” especially a …
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Drink a toast
It might sound too obvious that when we raise our glasses and we toast, we do to it for our health. Here is a map …
The Body
Mapping the different anatomical terms across many foreign languages, like arm, finger, foot, leg and toe.
Our Galaxy
the name of our galaxy in different languages
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.
Capital cities
Metro Spain
What if Spain’s transport system were a metro transit map? One possibility is shown above. Spain’s transport structure inherited the radial distribution, centered in Madrid, …
National names
Nations’ names might change from language to another. Let’s see the patterns
Hospital
The etymologies of hospital and hotel