Mapologies<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plum</span></a> comes from two Ancient <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greek</span></a> words: proûmnon (like in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a>) & damaskēnós (like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Czech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Czech</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Portuguese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portuguese</span></a>) In many languages from Proto-Slavic "sliva". </p><p>We have more etymology maps about fruits:<br><a href="https://mapologies.com/fruits" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/fruits</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fruit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymologymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymologymap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a></p>
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Mapologies<p>The word “tea” takes on various forms in different languages. Yetit does not matter weather you say te or cha, herbata or çay, they all trace their origins back to the Chinese character for tea 茶.</p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/herbs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/herbs/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/herb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/te" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>te</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/caj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymologymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymologymap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Are turkeys from Turkey? Where are they actually from? India or Peru?<br><a href="https://mapologies.com/animal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/animal</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymolgymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymolgymap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lingusiticmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lingusiticmap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languagemap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languagemap</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Armadillos are a group of mammals in the order Cingulata. What are they called in different languages?</p><p><a href="http://mapologies.com/animals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/animals</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/armadillo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>armadillo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tatu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tatu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/armour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>armour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/armed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>armed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mamal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mamal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spanish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languagecomparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languagecomparison</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>"Openmojis in America". One <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emoji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emoji</span></a> for each country</p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/openmoji-atlas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/openmoji-atlas/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/icon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>icon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/graphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emojis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emojis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stereotypes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stereotypes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openmoji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openmoji</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amerika" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amerika</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/american" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>american</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>What would a metro system spanning all of Europe look like?</p><p>mapologies.com/metro-europe/</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/imaginarymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imaginarymap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transitmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transitmap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>train</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trainmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trainmap</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Is "Art" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/masculine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>masculine</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/femenine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>femenine</span></a>? The grammatical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> of the word "art" in different <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> </p><p>Read more here: <a href="https://mapologies.com/a-r-t/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/a-r-t/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lingusiticmap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lingusiticmap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languagemap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languagemap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologic</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>But how many lives do cats 😺have? <a href="https://mapologies.com/cats-lives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/cats-lives/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/idiom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/expression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supestition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supestition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/belief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belief</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>The word <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chickpea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chickpea</span></a> comes from Old French *pois chiche* and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Latin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latin</span></a> *cicer*, also seen in Italian *ceci*, Polish *ciecierzyca*, and Hungarian *csicseri*. In Eastern Europe, terms often trace back to Persian "noxod". The term <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/garbanzo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garbanzo</span></a> may have a pre-Roman Iberian or Proto-Germanic origin. Mediterranean dishes like falafel and hummus highlight chickpeas; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hummus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hummus</span></a> comes from Arabic *حُمُّص*, meaning “chickpea.” <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/legumes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/legumes/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Day 6 of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/30DayMapChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>30DayMapChallenge</span></a>: Raster <br>A mysterious map of a region on our planet, heavily pixelated to keep its identity hidden.</p><p>The word raster originates from the Latin word rastrum, meaning "rake," as the line-by-line scanning resembles the horizontal lines created by a rake.</p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pixel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pixel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/square" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>square</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/continent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>continent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/image" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>image</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Today is the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> Unity Day. A map to celebrate the several names of this country in other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/national-names" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/national-names</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TagderDeutschenEinheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TagderDeutschenEinheit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TagderDeutschenEinheit2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TagderDeutschenEinheit2024</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Etymology <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> of gooseberry (ribes uva-crispa). Nop, do not be misled: it is not the berry 🫐 of geese</p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/berries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/berries/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymologymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymologymap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/berry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>berry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dutch</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>The word "comma" comes from the Greek *κόμμα* (kómma), meaning "a piece cut off." However, in French and Italian, the term is different; it derives from the Latin word *virgula,* meaning "a little rod."</p><p><a href="http://mapologies.com/symbols/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/symbols/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/punctuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punctuation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symbol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beistrich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beistrich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virgule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virgule</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>What are your plans for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Friday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Friday</span></a>? Many languages named it after the goddesses of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a>: Venus, the Roman, and Frigg, the Norse one. Just some ideas.</p><p><a href="http://mapologies.com/time" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/time</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/time" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>time</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/day" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>day</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>A lot of us struggle to tell <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Slovakia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovakia</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Slovenia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovenia</span></a> apart. But is this confusion just an English issue? Not at all—it's even more confusing in other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a>! Discover more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> here: <br><a href="https://mapologies.com/national-names/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/national-names/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slovensko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slovensko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Slovenija" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovenija</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slovak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slovak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sloven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sloven</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slav" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slav</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Even though the Cookie Monster first appeared in 1966, it wasn’t until 2004 that his real name, Sid, was revealed. However, Spanish speakers didn’t wait that long and from the beginning referred to him as "Triki" or "Lucas," along with "Cookie Monster."</p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/puppets/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/puppets/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sesamestreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sesamestreet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>translation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Wild <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tomatoes</span></a> (Solanum pimpinellifolium) are from South <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>. Later Aztecs domesticated them in Mesoamerica. Most <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a>, including <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spanish</span></a>, adopted the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aztec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aztec</span></a> word from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nahuatl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nahuatl</span></a>, tomatl, meaning "the swelling fruit." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Italian</span></a> Pietro Andrea Mattioli suggested that was a type of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eggplant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eggplant</span></a>. Later, Mattioli proposed a different nickname: pomi d'oro, or "golden <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apples</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/fruit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/fruit</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fruit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymologymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymologymap</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Armadillos are a group of mammals in the order Cingulata. What are they called in different languages?</p><p><a href="http://mapologies.com/animals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/animals</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/armadillo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>armadillo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tatu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tatu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/armour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>armour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/armed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>armed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mamal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mamal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spanish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languagecomparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languagecomparison</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>Did you know that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cranberries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cranberries</span></a> are named after cranes? Yes, you heard that right! Take a closer look at their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a>—their shape strikingly resembles the neck, head, and bill of a crane. Fascinating, isn't it?</p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/berries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/berries/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cranberry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cranberry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/etymologymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymologymap</span></a></p>
Mapologies<p>How do <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> count from 10 to 19? There is a surprising variety. Some say "number-ten", others "ten-number". Some use both:<br>Romance languages and Greek at some point change from "number + ten" to "ten + number". Germanic languages have a special roots from 11 and 12. </p><p><a href="https://mapologies.com/Counting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mapologies.com/Counting/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/number" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>number</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ten</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>math</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mapologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapologies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lingusitic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lingusitic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>map</span></a></p>
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