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 …
Clothing
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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
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
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
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, …