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‘Kill two birds with one stone’ in European languages
Did you know that the animal proverbially killed in the expression “kill two birds with one stone” differs from country to country? The (...)
November 12, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘November’ in European languages
The Roman calendar started in March, not January, making November the ninth month of the year—hence the name, from Latin novem, “nine”. (...)
November 2, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘October’ in European languages
In the Roman calendar, the year began with March, not January, so October was the eighth month of the year—hence the Latin name october, (...)
October 2, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘September’ in European languages
The English word “September” comes from Latin september, which means “the seventh month”. This seems strange—we all know that September (...)
September 4, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘August’ in European languages
The English name “August” comes from Latin augustus, named in honour of Augustus, the first Roman emperor and great-nephew and adoptive (...)
August 1, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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European languages by number of native speakers
There are almost a hundred different languages spoken natively in Europe, but only about 40 of them have 1 million speakers or more. The (...)
July 16, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘July’ in European languages
July, the seventh month of the year, was named iūlius by the Roman Senate in honour of the Julius Caesar, and the Latin name spread to (...)
July 5, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘June’ in European languages
The English name “June” comes from Latin iunius, the month of the Roman goddess Iuno (usually spelled “Juno” in English), who was the (...)
June 7, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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Names of European languages in those languages
The proper term used in linguistics for the name of a language in that very same language is “autonym” (or “endonym”), so the (...)
May 11, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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‘May’ in European languages
The month of May is named after Maia, the Roman goddess of growth (her name was thought to be related to the Latin word maior, “larger, (...)
May 4, 2017 – Jakub Marian – Maps
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