The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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