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Lost Irish Words Rediscovered, Including the Word For ‘Oozes Pus’

Researchers from Cambridge and Queen’s University Belfast have identified and defined 500 lost Irish words and unlocked the secrets of many other misunderstood terms. Their findings can now be freely accessed in the revised version of the online dictionary of Medieval Irish. If you were choosing where to live in medieval Ireland, you might insist ...

Troy Oakes

An old Irish manuscript.

Typhoon, Gung-Ho, and Other English Words Borrowed From Chinese

A loanword is a word borrowed from another language. As far as English is concerned, it borrows heavily from several languages across the world. There are many English words borrowed from Chinese. 6 words borrowed from Chinese 1. Ketchup The word “ketchup” is standard across the English-speaking world and mainly refers to a paste made ...

Armin Auctor

Language etymology tree.