Words
Where everyday words really come from.
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Assassin
Assassins were named after hashish? Historians aren't so sure.
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Salary
You've heard Romans were 'paid in salt'. That's only half true.
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Panic
There's a Greek god hiding in the word 'panic'.
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Companion
A 'companion' is, by definition, someone you share bread with.
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Vaccine
The word 'vaccine' literally means 'from a cow'.
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Mortgage
Your mortgage is a 'death pledge'. The French weren't subtle.
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Clue
Why do we 'follow' a clue? Blame a Greek monster.
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Nightmare
The 'mare' in nightmare isn't a horse. It's a demon that sits on your chest.
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Quarantine
You've said this word a thousand times. It literally means '40 days'.
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Disaster
Every disaster is, literally, a 'bad star'.