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orange
The traveler
This word has traveled. Want to see where?
नारङ्ग
tea
Two roads
Why does so much of the world seem to say tea or cha?
茶
clue
The meaning changer
How did a ball of thread become something that helps you find an answer?
clew
window
The shape-shifter
Did a house really have a wind-eye?
vindauga
robot
The invented word
What did robot mean before it meant a machine?
robota
algebra
The borrowed word
What was algebra before it was a school subject?
الجبر
school
The meaning changer
How did a word connected with leisure become school?
σχολή
chocolate
The traveler
Who named this drink before it became a sweet bar?
kakaw
ketchup
The trail goes cold
What do we do when the map has a blank?
膎汁
pyjamas
The borrowed word
What were pyjamas before they were bedtime clothes?
پای جامه
algorithm
A name that became a word
How did a person’s name become a method?
الخوارزمي
avatar
A sacred word, later borrowed
What did avatar mean before a picture on a screen?
अवतार
museum
The meaning changer
What was a museum before it looked like a museum?
Μουσεῖον
panic
A name that became a word
How did a word that meant of Pan come to name a sudden fear?
πανικός
echo
The borrowed word
Did the nymph give us the word, or did the word give the nymph a name?
ἠχώ
island
Looks related. Is it?
If two words look alike, are they family?
īegland