The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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