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Category: Etymology

Origins of the word Easter
  • Etymology
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Origins of the word Easter

  • April 10, 2023
Who was Riley and what kind of life did he have?
  • Etymology
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Who was Riley and what kind of life did he have?

  • October 26, 2022
The first use of @ sign was in 1345, no one knows why
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The first use of @ sign was in 1345, no one knows why

  • August 5, 2022
Why is a heatwave called a ‘dog’ in other languages?
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Why is a heatwave called a ‘dog’ in other languages?

  • July 18, 2022
More words start with ‘S’ than any other letter, and other Wordle tips
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More words start with ‘S’ than any other letter, and other Wordle tips

  • February 15, 2022
In Romani, the word for television translates as ‘fool’s looking box’
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In Romani, the word for television translates as ‘fool’s looking box’

  • May 22, 2020
What do the words company and companion have to do with bread?
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What do the words company and companion have to do with bread?

  • April 8, 2020
Why we owe the word ‘vaccine’ to cows
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Why we owe the word ‘vaccine’ to cows

  • March 28, 2020
Why is it called quarantine?
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Why is it called quarantine?

  • March 20, 2020
The word vagina means…
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The word vagina means…

  • March 8, 2019
Proof that the Germans have a word for everything
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Proof that the Germans have a word for everything

  • January 2, 2019
Misophonia is the hatred of loud slurping and eating
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Misophonia is the hatred of loud slurping and eating

  • July 21, 2017

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