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I have a newly-found appreciation for word origins. Below are some I find interesting.
Did you know...
- the word sabotage comes from the French sabot, a type of shoe; to sabotage would mean to throw your shoe(s) at something as to break it
- the word curfew comes from the French couvre feu, meaning "cover fire"; a mandate was implemented for townspeople to put out their fires by a certain time at night for safety
- the word vinegar comes from the French vin aigre, meaning sour wine
- the word library comes from the Latin prefix libr-, referring to the inner bark of trees, upon which things were written
- the word copper is named after Cyprus, from which Romans mined their copper
- the word platinum comes from Spanish platina, a diminuative of plata meaning silver or plate
- the word iridium comes from Latin iris/irid, meaning rainbow