Animal names have very interesting origins. In this collection of maps we explore the words with the most unique etymologies
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Symbols
Quotation marks @ At sign Tail sign Comma Question mark The letter W
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Maps about the diversity of the Spanish language vocabulary
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 …
The Emoji Atlas
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 …
National names
Nations’ names might change from language to another. Let’s see the patterns