#Turtles and #tortoises share the same #etymological root: Ancient #Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), “holder of Tartaros (or Tartarus)”. Ancient beliefs held that they originated from the underworld, thought to be the resting place of the dead, referred to as Τάρταρος (Tártaros), meaning “the land of the dead, #hell.”
@bert_hubert Photo triggers my #etymological interest…
Fr/En: Voix/Vote
Ger/Dutch: Stimme/Stem
But the latter two also mean ‘voice’ in English, which is also the double meaning in French.
Yet the English, as usual, use two words: voice and vote. Both from the same stem, I guess.
Alright, just me rambling. Carry on :-)
What is your favorite flavor? Menta, menthe, minze, máta, méta... #Mint is quite similar across the continent but there are some interesting #etymological roots.
You can find more #plant maps at: http://mapologies.com/herbs
The #Swedish word for 'arquebus' has had a rather roundabout #etymological journey! It starts as #Dutch 'haakbus', meaning 'hook gun', then is corrupted into #French as 'arquebuse' and is finally Germanified again as 'arkebuse'.
'Bus' is familiar from 'blunderbus', also from a Dutch name - 'donderbuis'. In both cases the 'bus/buis' is a pipe.
Doing some #etymological sleuthing and happened on the word 'malversation'. Am now wondering why it isn't uttered every morning and evening on current British news.
It refers to 'Corrupt behaviour in a commission, office, employment, or position of trust' (OED) or 'public or professional misconduct' (as per Collins).
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