Spices are used to flavor or color food, and therefore form a broad category that includes various plant parts: seeds (fennel, mustard, nutmeg, black pepper), …
Spices
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Flowers
In this section, we will explore the fascinating etymologies of flowers, the reproductive structures found in certain plants known as angiosperms. Flowers are typically composed …
Birds
Chicken Cuckoo This bird doesn’t have a name, what it has is a sound. Its name is its call. This is an example of onomatopoeia: …
Geometry
Point On this map we can distinguish four etymological roots: First, there are languages with a Latin-based word. English, for instance, “point” originates from the …
Clothing
Words can travel through space, east-west, from ancient times to modern, from language to language. One of those tripping words in velvet. Before reaching Great …
Roots
Beneath the surface of the earth, within the dark and moist soil, lies the realm of roots. These essential parts of plants play multiple roles: …
Weather
Atmosphere Heat Cold
Symbols
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 …
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