15 Words You Never Knew Came from Literature (Infographic).
This infographic from lovereading.co.uk chronicles some of the most outstanding words in English which come from literature. Enjoy 🙂
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Tea if by sea, Cha if by land: Why the world has only two words for tea.
There is an interesting pattern that the word ‘tea’ shows across the globe. With very minor exceptions, the world has only two words for tea. One is like the English tea (e.g. thé in French, té in Spanish, and tee in Afrikaans). The other one is some variations of cha found in Arabic chay and …
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Map Shows The Literal Meaning Of Every Country’s Name.
There are beautiful stories and meanings behind every country’s name. Well, there should be! Etymology is an interesting subject of its own, add some geography to it and you will be amazed to find out how astonishing and weird the meanings of some countries’ names are.
English Words You Didn’t Know Come From Arabic.
Arabic is one of the most ancient, varied, and beautifully scripted languages. It is spoken by nearly 400 million users, placing it among the most 5 spoken languages in the world. Its influence on Spanish since the time of the Moors is well known, but what’s less well known is how many commonly used English …
The pathetic story behind the English word “thing”.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the peculiar etymology of a very peculiar word: ‘thing’.