In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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