The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
12
The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
14
There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
175
The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
120
The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
51
Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
17