Even technical words are subject to cultural differences across languages. Adaptable wrench or spanner is a good example of national ideas and the origin of …
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Kinship
Mapping the words for kinship and family members in different language: sibling, brother, sister, aunt, uncle
Coronavirus
All languages use a term derived from two Latin words: corona and virus. The second part came from Latin vīrus “poisonous substance ” especially a …
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 …
National names
Nations’ names might change from language to another. Let’s see the patterns
Hospital
The etymologies of hospital and hotel
Nurse
There are still some languages missing or their etymologies unknown. If you know them, you can comment bellow.
Counting
From eleven to nineteen We can classify languages according to the way numbers from 10 to 19 are composed. Often languages compose numbers higher than …
9 ways to divide Spain
There are nine different ways we can divide Spain: territory, people, religion, weather, population, youth, politics, accent, and languages. Territory: The peninsula without Portugal, and …
9 Maneras de dividir CyL
Nine ways to divide Castilla y León. Castille and Leon is a region in the center of Spain. Created in 1983 and formed by nine …