The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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