The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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