The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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