The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
12
The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
89
The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
14
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
158
Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
6
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).
10
Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
125