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The word ‘salary’ originally referred to salt allowance.
Roman soldiers received a 'salarium' or salt allowance as part of their pay, as salt was valuable for preserving food. This practice gave us both 'salary' and the phrase 'worth one's salt.'
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The word ‘buxom’ originally meant ‘obedient’ or ‘compliant.’
In Old English, 'buxom' described someone who was bow-some (easily bent to another's will). By the 1600s, it...
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‘Hostis’ in Latin meant both ‘host’ and ‘enemy.’
This dual meaning reflects how strangers could be either guests or enemies in ancient times. The word evolved...
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‘Muscle’ comes from the Latin word for ‘little mouse.’
The word derives from 'musculus,' meaning 'little mouse,' because the Romans thought flexed muscles looked like mice moving...