The word tulip comes from the Turkish word for turban

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The word Spain means "the land of rabbits."

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The word Nike comes from Greek Mythology.

Nike is the goddess of victory and was often depicted as a small winged figure whom the goddess Athene carried.

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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.

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The word "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas," which means "unconquerable."

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Crayola is a French word that means "Oily chalk."

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The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want

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Where does the word "comet" come from?

The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail

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Toys are the children's tools:

The word "toy" comes from an old English word that means "tool."

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The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".

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The Sanskrit word for "war" means "desire for more cows."

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The word “lesbian” is derived from the Greek island Lesbos, where the poetess Sappho composed her famous poems to her famous female lovers.

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The enduring symbol of love, Cupid (or Eros) is said to have come from Chaos (“The Yawning Void”) and represents the primitive forces of love and desire.

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“Love” in the sense of “no score” in tennis dates to 1792 and means “playing for love” or, in other words, playing for nothing.

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The term “love” is from the Sanskrit lubhyati, meaning “desire.”

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