avatar
Sanskrit avatarana → avatarBefore representing someone on a screen, avatar described a deity’s descent into…
yoga
Sanskrit yoga → Hindi yoga → English yogaEnglish borrowed yoga through Hindi from Sanskrit. Its…
chocolate
Nahuatl origins → Spanish chocolate → English chocolateEnglish borrowed chocolate from Spanish, which drew on…
quarantine
quaranta giorni → quarantineThe English word comes from Italian words for forty days. A waiting…
Why one book can change a whole sentence
Put one book on a table. Now add a second. In English, you change book…
How do you ask a question without moving the words?
You know every word in a sentence, yet you miss that someone has asked you…
Are you invited? The hidden choice inside ‘we’
A friend says, “We’re having dinner at eight.” Do you reach for your coat, or…
