An Etymologist's View of the World

o o o · 11.30.2008, 04:09 PM

Called the "Atlas of True Names," the new map traces the etymological roots of European and global place names and then translates them into English. The "City of Boatmen" is also known as Paris. Should you travel to the Land of the Fire Keepers, you'd find yourself in Azerbaijan. And Italy comes from the Latin word vitulus, which means "calf."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...591702,00.html

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fo...cke-37310.html

Ok, maybe I'm the only one interested in that kind of things...

greedrex · 11.30.2008, 04:13 PM

"United States of the Home Ruler"
yep

Danny Himself · 11.30.2008, 06:21 PM

'Choked Pool' - I always wondered what Liverpool actually meant. 'Pool of Life' my arse.

Toilet & Bowels · 11.30.2008, 09:21 PM

interesting

pokkeherrie · 12.01.2008, 05:38 AM

Yes, interesting, but I do have to question some of these translations...

How come Amsterdam is "Dam by the River" while Rotterdam is "Borrowing Water Dam", when both cities are named after dams by rivers, one being the Amstel and the other one the Rotte? That just seems odd and arbitrarily.

Lurker · 12.01.2008, 06:35 AM

Also they don't translate the "ton" which is the anglo-saxon word for town, hence Princeton, Kingston etc.

EVOLghost · 12.01.2008, 04:20 PM

This is interesting.....lol Little Rabbit Land.

pbradley · 12.01.2008, 04:53 PM

lol at Havana. The Spanish are so original.

11.30.2008, 04:09 PM	#1
o o o the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 613	Called the "Atlas of True Names," the new map traces the etymological roots of European and global place names and then translates them into English. The "City of Boatmen" is also known as Paris. Should you travel to the Land of the Fire Keepers, you'd find yourself in Azerbaijan. And Italy comes from the Latin word vitulus, which means "calf." http://www.spiegel.de/international/...591702,00.html http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fo...cke-37310.html Ok, maybe I'm the only one interested in that kind of things...
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11.30.2008, 04:13 PM	#2
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	"United States of the Home Ruler" yep __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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11.30.2008, 06:21 PM	#3
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	'Choked Pool' - I always wondered what Liverpool actually meant. 'Pool of Life' my arse.
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11.30.2008, 09:21 PM	#4
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	interesting
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12.01.2008, 05:38 AM	#5
pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	Yes, interesting, but I do have to question some of these translations... How come Amsterdam is "Dam by the River" while Rotterdam is "Borrowing Water Dam", when both cities are named after dams by rivers, one being the Amstel and the other one the Rotte? That just seems odd and arbitrarily.
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12.01.2008, 06:35 AM	#6
Lurker invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: No. 10 Posts: 3,289	Also they don't translate the "ton" which is the anglo-saxon word for town, hence Princeton, Kingston etc.
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12.01.2008, 04:20 PM	#7
EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	This is interesting.....lol Little Rabbit Land.
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12.01.2008, 04:53 PM	#8
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	lol at Havana. The Spanish are so original.
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