The ‘written’ symbols of the Picts were possibly inspired by the Romans
Picts or Picti, as referred to by the Romans (meaning the ‘painted ones’, apparently because of their practice of painting or tattooing their bodies) were…
language
Video showcases how some fairly basic English words are derived from Old Norse
English is easily the most widely spoken Germanic language, and as such an astronomical 359 million people spoke it as their first language – according…
Tree of Languages aptly presents the numerous linguistic branches of the ‘mother’ Indo-European tongue
One of the oft-overlooked pillars of human civilization pertains to language and the related scope of communication. According to many linguists, the very origin of…
Metaphors have been there in English for at least 1,300 years!
A fascinating project (made in 2015) entailing the first ever compiled ‘Metaphor Map’ has given some incredible insights into the evolution of English language and…
Listen to what the ‘mother’ of Indo-European languages sounded like 6,000 years ago
Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language is the hypothetical reconstruction of the modern ancestor of Indo-European languages, thus possibly pertaining to the root of around 445 spoken languages…
