the unfinished lunch
As the title entry suggests, I half gobbled my lunch to make this entry. There I was, having my regular office lunch and was asking the regular unusual questions -Why is this called this and why is that called that?and so on and so forth, when I realized that there were people providing input for these questions. ahh..food for thought! Seriously, have you ever wondered why a 'car' is called a 'car or a 'spoon' is called a 'spoon'? The Origin of origins is quite interesting. Some say most of the names have their origins in Latin. OK. If so, why is it called 'Latin' in the first place. You can go on and on like a broken radio with 'mindless' questions and you might even find the name game to be remarkable.
However, here is a fair warning if you linger on this topic too long!You might, no, will end with a severe headache....why is is called an 'ache?'...
1 Comments:
Latinus, one of the figures in Roman mythology, founded the kingdom of Latium which was the cradle of Roma. Residents of Latium were called Latins, as was the language they spoke. Hence the answer to your question; why is it called 'Latin'.
If you created a new language, it could well be called "Abean" ;-)
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