Etymology Gallery

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sarah-sketchy: Vampire Slaying Kit Project: Etymology
inkyami: Rusalka (rus. русалка, the etymology is controversial), plur. “rusalki” (русалк
Secretary bird - Sagittarius serpentarius I love me some secretary birds. They’ll up and stomp
victoriousvocabulary: GALLIARDISE [noun] extreme gaiety; merriment. Etymology: from Middle French ga
mapsontheweb: Etymology of Cities in Spain
There is a nice French word for standing in line waiting for something: »queue«. In the
victoriousvocabulary: GALLIARDISE [noun] extreme gaiety; merriment. Etymology: from Middle French ga
What’s a »beltanimal«?Seriously—the Germans and the Swedes call the armadill
An airbag is a very palpable description for the life-saver inside a vehicle. Airbags are—of c
Three different phrases which always have the same meaning: A person who is lucky in something, whet
After I explained yesterday the different ways of adapting loan words to the Swedish language here i
Once again: Swedish can be very easy. The English word »philosophy« has it’s r
Ein Teddybär ist ein Kuscheltier, dessen Namenspatron Theodore »Teddy« Roosevelt is
Semla — so fastet man in Schweden. Der Semla (Pl.: Semlor) ist ein schwedisches Traditionsgeb&
Schwedisch kann so einfach sein, Teil 2: »Schreib wie man’s spricht!« »I
cruvcio: Greek Gods & Goddesses and their etymology 
theenglishcrux: Algebra  Algebra - “The reunion of broken parts” (ar.) From
PLEASING POISON FROG(Ameerega bassleri)Wilson, B. 2010.Department of San Martin, PeruOtherwise known
THE CONFUSED(Apamea furva)Wagner, W. 2010. Ostalbkreis, Germany Not to be confused with the sadly ex
 FORKBEARD(Phycis phycis)Salvador, X. “Phycis phycis” Don’t let the barbel de
HOARY PUFFLEG(Haplophaedia lugens)Pai, C. 2009. “Hoary Puffleg (Haplophaedia lugens)1″ N
RUFOUS-RUMPED FOLIAGE-GLEANER(Philydor erythrocercum)Stouffer, P.  “Philydor erythrocercu
MONKEY PUZZLE(Araucaria araucana) Rozwadowski, J. 2009. “Royal Botanic Gardens - Kew - Mo
LAPPET-FACED VULTURE(Torgos tracheliotus)tnt.dc, 2007. “Lappet-Faced Vulture”M
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