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Rules:
- This is a community for etymological maps. Your post should either link to one or discuss some aspect of them.
- Posts that simply link to maps have to have a descriptive title. For example, your post title should contain the word whose roots you are showing, the resolution, and whether it is original content. Tag original content with [OC], and attribute other redditors' creations with [by <user>] if you are reposting their work and link to their thread in the comments, if possible.
- Please don't repost the same content more often than every 6 months.
- Be professional. If you think a redditor-made map is of low quality, write a comment detailing how it could be done better, and don't just downvote.
- Please host your images on imgur.com or minus.com, unless you are linking to the original source.
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Etymology map of the spread of the word ginger
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Paris before urbanization : place names with etymologies that depict the land before it became a city
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Word for "lake" around Europe 🏞️
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Happy Saturday to everybody!
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Word for "sponge" around Europe 🧽
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Word for "universe" around Europe 🌌
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Word for "yesterday" around Europe
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Etymology map of garlic
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These toponyms all derive from the same word
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What image do you see in your head, when you hear the phrase "crux of the matter"?
What image do you see in your head, when you hear the phrase "crux of the matter"?
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Etymology map of Thursday
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Word for umbrella in European languages ☂️
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Etymology map of beetroot (beta vulgaris)
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Doofop
This word (presumed spelling) is a part of my family’s vernacular. We’ve got deep roots in Northern Kentucky and are of German and English lineage.
Doofop essentially means “that one guy (who’s name I can’t remember)” or “what’s-his-name”.
Does anyone else use this word? My partner who grew up very near by, but who’s parents come from Minnesota and Maryland stopped me mid-sentence to question if this is a real word or just another peculiarity within my family. There’s a pretty strong presence/tradition of echolalia in my family, so there’s a distinct possibility that someone heard or misheard it once, perhaps thought it was funny or fun to say, repeated it, adopted it into their vocabulary, and passed it down through the generations.
Just curious if anyone else uses it, and if they have insight into its origin. Thanks!
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Word for "beaver" in Europe 🦫
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Ethymology of Russian subdivisions
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Word for "hedgehog" across Europe 🦔
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How to say ‘God’ in different languages (etymological colouring)
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Etymology of European countries and NUTS-2 Regions (OC)
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Word for "frog" in European languages
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Etymology map of Tuesday
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The interesting origins of the word 'money' in various European languages
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Night in Austronesian Languages (esp. in Formosa, Philippines and Sunda Islands)
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Etymology map of Sunday
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How the proto TNG word *mugu reached English and now the banana genus is named musa
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