Friday, May 1, 2009
words words words.......
Do you have any idea how the word trivial came into the english language? It is a combination of two words:latin tri (three) and via (way).NOw how did three ways get the meaning trivial.....in the roman civilization where ever there was a junction of three roads a well used to be built.All the people from the neighbouring villages used to come there to fetch water.This job was generally given to the girls of the household.Wherever there are girls there has to be gossip.Hence these were banal talks that happened on the trivia the word trivial came into existence and is hence used today.
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fascinating....
ReplyDeletesome of these words in the English dictionary are truly fascinating like the origin of the word apology- apo means far...so apology..going to the farthest lengths to apologize.
and thats how they make english an even more funny language :)
ReplyDeleteThis is comic!
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