Sharing etymological roots in pairs is particularly true when it comes to the word for "raspberry": For example, Lithuanian avietė & Latvian avene. it comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áwis "sheep", because to them, raspberries resembled sheep.
Today marks #ESC24, with the inclusion of two new languages, Aramaic and Yankunytjatjara, showcasing the celebration of linguistic diversity! When did your language make its debut in #Eurovision?
Do you remember The Jetsons? Probably not so much if you speak some of the languages in green. In Spanish the surname is translated as "Los Supersonicos".
In Italian is a bit more complex: The Jetson was an Hanna-Barbera animated sitcom from the 60s but set in the future. It came after The Flintstones, one set on the Stone age. In Italy the Flintstones was named "Gli antenati" (the ancestors) so the Jetsons was named it "I pronipoti" (the descendants).
Probably one of my favorite collections of etymological maps is the one about colors. Today: color green, the color of nature, of spring, of #ecology https://mapologies.com/colors
The word #onion & French as #oignon trace back to the Latin word "unio" meaning "single" or "unity," possibly referring to the concentric layers that make up the vegetable.
@mapologies I cannot possibly Express in any words or any ancestors of any words how happy this chart makes me. This apiphile and hobby linguist is ending her day on a really good note. Thank you! 😄❤️🤘🖖🐝
Classifying the etymologies of "strawberry" across languages is quite challenging: In contrast to other Germanic languages were the berry is linked to concepts of earth, ground or soil, The English word is linked to "straw". Similarly, Hungarian "földi eper", Latvian "zemeņu", and Finnish "mansikka" also refer to it as "earth berry," likely through loan translations.
The concept of “one” is laden with symbolism and meaning. It represents uniqueness, singularity, and the essence of individuality. “I” represents “one” in Roman numeral and the first person singular “I” in English.
Wednesday is named after the Norse god Odin. In Latin-based languages, Wednesday is associated with the planet Mercury (and the God as well). In antiquity each day of the week was associated with a celestial body https://mapologies.com/time/