The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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