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The most common folk etymology derives its name from "copper", since the island's extensive supply gave Greek and Latin words for the metal. [181] Although these words derived from Cyprus rather than the other way around, the name has more recently been derived from an Eteocypriot word for "copper" and even from the Sumerian zubar ("copper") or ...
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
Stacker traced the origins of 20 words and terms used in political discourse using historical archives, research reports, and news articles. ... leading commentators to name the electorate in ...
Kandahar (1747–1774): There are many theories about the origin of the name Kandahar: From the Pashto Iskanderiya (Alexandria). [6] From the name of the historical city of Gandahar. [7] From the word قند, kand or qand in the local languages (Persian and Pashto), meaning "sweet" and هر, har may be short for شهر, shahar (city or town).
Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First Nations peoples or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word.
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