Originally posted by Bicnarok
I didn´t know that, well you learn something every day.🤣Don´t suppose anyone knows the score with Iran & Iraq? Whats with the "Ira(x)" bit, does it mean something or did they just lack imagination and copied their neighbors name but put another letter on the end.
I'm not sure about "Iraq," but I know that, etymologically, "Iran" is related to "Aryan," which comes from a Sanskrit source (árya) meaning "Noble." 😉
Originally posted by Bicnarok
And the "N" word of course, which probably comes from the River Niger in Africa.
The "N-word" (usually incorrectly spelt with two "g's"😉 comes directly from Latin. It meant "Black." Because of its proximity and sound to the derogatory-use, it isn't taught in Latin classes or most textbooks.
Originally posted by Melcórë
The "N-word" (usually incorrectly spelt with two "g's"😉 comes directly from Latin. It meant "Black." Because of its proximity and sound to the derogatory-use, it isn't taught in Latin classes or most textbooks.
Originally posted by Storm
Not over here as it is used without the derogatory connotation the word holds in English.
Indeed? Well, I suppose I spoke out of term; I should have said "in Canada." It isn't mentioned in any form at the lower-levels.
BTW: Looking it up in Lewis' Elementary Latin Dictionary, it seemed to possess quite a few negative connotations in Latin - although I suppose no more so - and perhaps less - than the English words for "Black" and "Darkness."