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  1. Italy’s doomed war on English

    ‘Italians are not inventing any new words,’ the head of the Italian language academy told the Telegraph. ‘They’re…
    #Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #etymology #language
    europesays.com/italy/20504/

  2. The Knights Hospitaller were a #Catholic military order with a papal mandate to care for and defend pilgrims in the Holy Land — the word “#hospital” derives from their name.

    #language #etymology #history

  3. The Knights Hospitaller were a #Catholic military order with a papal mandate to care for and defend pilgrims in the Holy Land — the word “#hospital” derives from their name.

    #language #etymology #history

  4. The Knights Hospitaller were a #Catholic military order with a papal mandate to care for and defend pilgrims in the Holy Land — the word “#hospital” derives from their name.

    #language #etymology #history

  5. The Knights Hospitaller were a #Catholic military order with a papal mandate to care for and defend pilgrims in the Holy Land — the word “#hospital” derives from their name.

    #language #etymology #history

  6. The Knights Hospitaller were a #Catholic military order with a papal mandate to care for and defend pilgrims in the Holy Land — the word “#hospital” derives from their name.

    #language #etymology #history

  7. “Boondocks” comes from the Tagalog word bundók, meaning “mountain,” which U.S. soldiers picked up in the Philippines in the early 1900s and later used for any remote or rural place."

    #language #meaning #etymology

  8. 📖 New Research Entry

    "The Resonance Chamber Blueprints: A 1902 Misplacement"

    A structural diagram of the Winchester House Library found in 1902 includes a 'Resonance Chamber' that occupies a space where only solid stone exists.

    chronostrange.com/the-resonanc

    #ChronoStrange #Mystery #HistoricalMystery #Etymology #TimeTravel

  9. I learned from playing DREDGE that "hadal" comes from "Hades", while "abyssal" comes from the Greek word meaning "bottomless".

    But the term that means "bottomless" is the shallower of the two!

    Words sometimes don't make sense.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadal_zo

    #DredgeGame #Abyssal #Hadal #etymology

  10. I learned from playing DREDGE that "hadal" comes from "Hades", while "abyssal" comes from the Greek word meaning "bottomless".

    But the term that means "bottomless" is the shallower of the two!

    Words sometimes don't make sense.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadal_zo

    #DredgeGame #Abyssal #Hadal #etymology

  11. I learned from playing DREDGE that "hadal" comes from "Hades", while "abyssal" comes from the Greek word meaning "bottomless".

    But the term that means "bottomless" is the shallower of the two!

    Words sometimes don't make sense.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadal_zo

    #DredgeGame #Abyssal #Hadal #etymology

  12. 葫 (ninniku) is waiting on learn.japanology.nl. Try the quiz and Kiko will check tomorrow if you remember it. We start with the easy stuff there, no barbarians required. If you happen to be near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is japanology. nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #Etymology #Garlic #SilkRoad #ZenBuddhism

  13. 葫 (ninniku) is waiting on learn.japanology.nl. Try the quiz and Kiko will check tomorrow if you remember it. We start with the easy stuff there, no barbarians required. If you happen to be near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is japanology. nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #Etymology #Garlic #SilkRoad #ZenBuddhism

  14. 葫 (ninniku) is waiting on learn.japanology.nl. Try the quiz and Kiko will check tomorrow if you remember it. We start with the easy stuff there, no barbarians required. If you happen to be near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is japanology. nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #Etymology #Garlic #SilkRoad #ZenBuddhism

  15. 葫 (ninniku) is waiting on learn.japanology.nl. Try the quiz and Kiko will check tomorrow if you remember it. We start with the easy stuff there, no barbarians required. If you happen to be near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is japanology. nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #Etymology #Garlic #SilkRoad #ZenBuddhism

  16. 葫 (ninniku) is waiting on learn.japanology.nl. Try the quiz and Kiko will check tomorrow if you remember it. We start with the easy stuff there, no barbarians required. If you happen to be near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is japanology. nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #Etymology #Garlic #SilkRoad #ZenBuddhism

  17. (tomodachi ni uragirareta. I was betrayed by my friend. ) Practice this kanji and thousands more on learn.japanology.nl. In the Netherlands? Our Leiden beginner class starts now: japanology. nl. #Japanese #Kanji #LearnJapanese #JLPT #WordOfTheDay #Japanology #Etymology #Betrayal #Honnoji

  18. utm_source=mastodon, and we never stop at the cute mnemonic. If you want Japanese taught the way it is actually built, in English, wherever you are: learn.japanology.nl/? utm_source=mastodon. If you are in or near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is www.japanology.nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #KanjiOfTheDay #Japanology #JapaneseLanguage #Etymology #Tsukiji

  19. utm_source=mastodon, and we never stop at the cute mnemonic. If you want Japanese taught the way it is actually built, in English, wherever you are: learn.japanology.nl/? utm_source=mastodon. If you are in or near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is www.japanology.nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #KanjiOfTheDay #Japanology #JapaneseLanguage #Etymology #Tsukiji

  20. utm_source=mastodon, and we never stop at the cute mnemonic. If you want Japanese taught the way it is actually built, in English, wherever you are: learn.japanology.nl/? utm_source=mastodon. If you are in or near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is www.japanology.nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #KanjiOfTheDay #Japanology #JapaneseLanguage #Etymology #Tsukiji

  21. utm_source=mastodon, and we never stop at the cute mnemonic. If you want Japanese taught the way it is actually built, in English, wherever you are: learn.japanology.nl/? utm_source=mastodon. If you are in or near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is www.japanology.nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #KanjiOfTheDay #Japanology #JapaneseLanguage #Etymology #Tsukiji

  22. utm_source=mastodon, and we never stop at the cute mnemonic. If you want Japanese taught the way it is actually built, in English, wherever you are: learn.japanology.nl/? utm_source=mastodon. If you are in or near Leiden and would rather learn it in person, in Dutch, that is www.japanology.nl. #Japanese #LearnJapanese #Kanji #JLPT #KanjiOfTheDay #Japanology #JapaneseLanguage #Etymology #Tsukiji

  23. 📖 New Research Entry

    "The Discrepancy of the 1924 Gstaad Manifest"

    A scribbled ledger entry from a Swiss hotel suggests Professor Blackwood checked in three days after his own reported disappearance.

    chronostrange.com/the-discrepa

    #ChronoStrange #Mystery #HistoricalMystery #Etymology #TimeTravel