Tag: Indo-European
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How the game of chess and Persian kings gave us the word “check”
Thanks to literal chess moves, the English word “check” ultimately derives from the Persian word for “king.” Plus, a surprising connection to your yoga practice.
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Withstanding the sands of time: the origin of “Iran”
The name Iran, rooted in an ancient self-designation, has survived the rise and fall of empires past and present.
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The many-layered etymology of “onion”
Etymologically speaking, an “onion” is a “union,” which is also a … “pearl”?
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What’s behind the word “voice”?
The word “voice” comes from the Latin “vox,” a root that has given voice to many other words in English, as we will see in this very “vocal” etymology.
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The long, etymological trek of “caravan”
A so-called caravan has arrived at the US border after trekking thousands of miles across Mexico from Central America. Now numbering in the hundreds, the people, including many women and children, are seeking asylum in the US from violence back home. Caravan came to prominence earlier in April after Donald Trump tweeted an ominous reference…
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