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Mapologiesmapologies
2025-06-28

Have a nice summer time!
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Etymology map of summer
Mapologiesmapologies
2025-03-04

Are turkeys from Turkey? Where are they actually from? India or Peru?
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Etymology map of turkey, the bird
Mapologiesmapologies
2025-01-18

Is "Art" or ? The grammatical of the word "art" in different

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Map of the grammatical gender of art
Mapologiesmapologies
2024-06-23

Languages that are typically distinct find a common link in summer. While Romance and Baltic languages often differ, they share the P.I.E *wósr̥, "spring" and originally "becoming warmer." Portuguese "verão" and Latvian "vasara". Similarly, the German "Sommer" and Kurdish "havîn," despite their different appearances, both stem from the P.I.E root *semh₂-, "summer or half of the year."

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etymology map of summer
Mapologiesmapologies
2024-06-02

Włochy in Polish and Olaszország in Hungarian are the names of Italy. Both names come from Latin Volcae, a Celtic tribal confederation.

However in the majority of the languages, the name comes from Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 (víteliú), the land of young bulls. Oscan was an Italic language, similar to Latin, which was spoken in Southern Italy until CE 100.

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Etymology map of italy
Mapologiesmapologies
2024-02-21

The color pink was introduced in the vocabulary late, like orange and violet. In many languages, it was taken from the French word rose, which appeared around the 12th century. The color in Welsh and English, pink, is named after the flower Dianthus plumarius.

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Etymology of pink, the color and the flower
Mapologiesmapologies
2024-02-18

Chicken in different languages and the origin of those words

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Chicken in different languages and the origin of those words
Mapologiesmapologies
2024-02-17

Football 🌍 seems to have a universal name. Arabic "Kurat al-Qadam" despite the difference is a calque: ball & foot ⚽️🦶. Yet, some languages diverge significantly. English soccer is a shortening of "associated football, Italian "calcio," meaning "to kick", Hungarian' "labdarúgás" (ball+kick) & Slovenian "nogomet" (leg+throw).

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The sport "association footbal" or soccer in other languages
Mapologiesmapologies
2024-02-16

Romans used to say "caput aut navis" (head or ship) in Latin. In Spanish, "heads or tails" is translated in South America, "Cara o sello" (face or stamp) or "Cara o escudo" (face or emblem). In "Cara o Cruz" (face or cross) and in , "Águila o sol" (eagle or sun).

Find out where these expressions come from:
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Head or tails in Spanish
Mapologiesmapologies
2024-02-15

The etymology of the word "wall" reveals intriguing linguistic borders. Broadly categorized, these etymological origins fall into three main groups: those derived from Latin "murus" or "vallis," those stemming from Proto-Slavic "zidъ" or "stěna", and those originating from Persian "divâr."

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The etymology of the word wall
Mapologiesmapologies
2023-12-31

We wish that you had a nice 2023 and that you will have a better 2024.

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New year eve in different languages
Mapologiesmapologies
2023-12-30

Are you ready for New Year's Eve? The of grapes in different

More fruits on: mapologies.com/fruit

Etymology map of grape
Mapologiesmapologies
2023-12-13

Flor de or Flor de ?
The poinsettia is a plant, that became associated with after Franciscan missionaries included it in nativity scenes. Joel Poinsett's fascination led to its introduction to the US in the 1820s, and the flower was named after him.
Find more information here:
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mapping the names of poinsettia in Spanish
Mapologiesmapologies
2023-12-04

Our favorite pastry is croissant. However, if you need to order one, how would you call it in Spanish? we have to recognize that our favorite name is...
cangrejo
And yours?

Find more information here:
mapologies.com/el-atlas/

Map of croissant in Spanish
Ryan Hitereligiousryan
2023-10-01

Hey Map-lovers! 🌍 Dive into the linguistic diversity of the Caucasus Mountains. With 50+ languages, it's a linguistic crossroad where Indo-European, Turkic, and unique Caucasian language families meet! 🗣️🎨

Mapologiesmapologies
2023-08-05

Jumping from hill to hill, like little horses, beating like a blacksmith. Those are grasshoppers in other languages.
Also in your ?

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grasshopper in other languages and the etymologies

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