Where does “boil” come from? 1. The verb is inherited from Middle English boillen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman boiller and Old French boillir (earlier bolir, modern French bouillir), from Latin bulliō (“to bubble, seethe”), from bulla (“bubble”)… #etymology

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🛍️ Shopping and Paying Finnish phrase of the day: Onko tämä alennuksessa? = Is this on sale? / Is this discounted? Illustration: AI-generated. gonglogic.com/words/finnish/onko-tämä-alennuksessa #LanguageLearning #LearnFinnish #suomi #langsky

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If you’re trying to learn multiple languages and you want to start USING those languages in your life, I hope this post finds you! 💜 #langsky

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Where does “dessert” come from? Dessert is borrowed from Middle French dessert (“last course of a meal”), literally the removal of what has been served, from desservir (“to clear the table”), from des- (“removal, undoing”) and servir (“to serve”)… #etymology

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Taiwanese language activists call for end to Chinese linguistic ‘colonialism’ www.rti.org.tw/en/news?uid=... #Chinese #Taiwan #langsky

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