A map of the word nothing in several different languages and its etymology
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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, …
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
Planets
Earth The (planet) Earth often takes its name from the word “earth”. That is true for most languages. But not all. Brown-colored languages form a …
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 …