Sujet : World Frog Day (was: World Storytelling Day (20 March))
De : a24061 (at) *nospam* ducksburg.com (Adam Funk)
Groupes : sci.langDate : 20. Mar 2024, 14:09:28
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Today is also World Frog Day.
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https://nationaltoday.com/world-frog-day/>
For the linguistic angle, here's a colour-coded map of the etymology
of the word for frog in various European [1] languages.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1awm6ej/word_for_frog_in_european_languages/>
[1] Geographically European; includes non-IE languages.
-- [English doesn't] just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursuedother languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifletheir pockets for new vocabulary. (James Nicoll)