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  1. The word “tea” takes on various forms in different languages. Yetit does not matter weather you say te or cha, herbata or çay, they all trace their origins back to the Chinese character for tea 茶.

    mapologies.com/herbs/

    #herb #drink #tea #te #caj #cha #cay #etymology #etymologymap #mapologies #mapologic #map

  2. Apricot (prunus armenica) derived from Arabic al-barquq, literally “the-plum”, taken from Byzantine Greek berikokkia, probably from Latin (mālum) praecoquum “early-ripening (fruit)”

    mapologies.com/fruits

    #mapologic #mapologies #fruit #wanderwort

  3. The etymology of the word "wall" reveals intriguing linguistic borders. Broadly categorized, these etymological origins fall into three main groups: those derived from Latin "murus" or "vallis," those stemming from Proto-Slavic "zidъ" or "stěna", and those originating from Persian "divâr."

    FInd more maps on our web: mapologies.com/linguistic-wall

    #etymologymap #mapologies #mapologic #mapa #languagemap #languages #LanguageTrivia

  4. Do you have a ...? If you are a smoker or not, you might need sometimes a lighter:
    In Spanish, encendedor, mechero, yesquero or fosforera.

    Find more interesting #Spanish words at mapologies.com/el-atlas/

    #mapologies #español #mechero #encendedor #vocabulario #mapologic #map