The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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