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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
The Emoji Atlas
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 …
Linguistic walls
The etymology of the word “wall” reveals intriguing linguistic borders. Broadly categorized, these etymological origins fall into three main groups: those derived from Latin “murus” …
Cartoons
The names of international cartoon characters usually are maintained in the original language, but sometimes they are translated into the local language. In general, the …
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 …
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 …