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Lemon in European Languages

Lemon in European Languages

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“The map is astoundingly accurate, since it covers the exceedingly rare Limauni in Bavarian. The word itself travelled to Bavaria from Italy during the middle ages”–ColourFox

Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 9:24am

Origin of the words 'city' in various European Languages

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“So the Borg have assimilated Iceland already?”–Im_int

Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 10:16am

Etymology of Ohio Counties

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”“foreign term”… “Genauga” (a native American term) 🤔”–Intef

Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 12:02pm

Etymology of Greek provinces

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“Thessaloniki doesn’t mean “victory over Thessaly” - more accurate would be to say “victory in Thessaly”–Paepaok

Sun, Jun 16, 2019 at 7:43am

Etymology of County Names in New England

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“Carroll is Irish, it’s an Anglicised form of Ó Cearbhaill”–Ruire

Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 9:35am

Etymology of New York County Names

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“Sullivan is an Irish name, Anglicised from Ó Súilleabháin. If Ulster(Uladh) counts as Irish then Sullivan should too”–tescovaluechicken

Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 8:54am

Etymology of Oklahoma County Names

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“I thought the Caddo were a native tribe”–MookSmilliams

Tue, May 28, 2019 at 2:42pm

Etymology of Kansas County Names

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“chuckles in Colorado”–Striped_Sponge

Tue, May 28, 2019 at 2:28pm

Etymology map for the word "MAMMAL" in Europe

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“It’s sesalec in Slovenian”–Panceltic

Sun, May 5, 2019 at 10:55pm

When in Europe, learn to swear

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Thu, Apr 25, 2019 at 10:18am

Language of origin of Germany’s 80 largest cities

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Mon, Apr 22, 2019 at 1:02pm

Wanderwörter - The Spread of Words Across Great Distances, Often Along Trade Routes

Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 7:07am

Etymology map for the word 'NERVE' in Europe

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Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 2:49pm

Typical response to a sneeze in different European languages

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“French is wrong. “Santé” is for a toast. Sneezing is “A vos souhaits”.

Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 11:52am

“Woman” etymology map in European languages

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“Polish language: Probably from *kobyÅ‚a (horse) or *kob (pigsty)”

Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 10:01am
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