Maps about the diversity of the Spanish language vocabulary
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Maps about the diversity of the Spanish language vocabulary

“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 …

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 …

The amazing etymologies of several fruits across languages


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 …

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” …

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 …

All languages use a term derived from two Latin words: corona and virus. The second part came from Latin vīrus “poisonous substance ” especially a …

Mapping the different anatomical terms across many foreign languages, like arm, finger, foot, leg and toe.