In older texts, sign painting brushes are often referred to as 'pencils', which I'd always found curious given our current use of that word.

In Spanish, the word remains 'pincel' (pencil is 'lapiz'), which today I learned/was reminded comes from the Latin 'penicillum' (tail), which makes a lot more sense of the earlier English term.

"Antelucan" – literally "before light" – is a rare and fancy old word for something happening in or belonging to the time before dawn

Funny hyper-correction here: in English writing, someone has replaced the #Latin cum, 'with', with come. (Don't @ me if you think this is about semen.)

**Strange carvings at Norwegian grave site reveal what language was like before Vikings**

Vishwam Sankaran

_“Their findings, published in the journal Antiquity on Monday, shed light on the ritual aspects of early Germanic stone writing as well as the evolution of runes, the letters used in Nordic languages before the adoption of the Latin alphabet.”_

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/oldest-runestone-norse-language-before-vikings-b2691713.html.

#Antiquity #Archaeology #Archaeodons #Norse #Language #Latin #Runes #Vikings #Norway #Nordic #Europe @archaedons (1/2)

The roman route planner OmnesViae.org now (again) shows an estimate of the duration and length of your trip.

e.g. "Longitudo itineris est CXLIX milia passuum, quod iter sex diebus confici potest."

https://omnesviae.org

Ex flammīs jam renāta
Per saecula trānsībit,
Undīs nāvigābit temporis
Nam sī flūctuat illa,
Numquam tamen mergitur
Cathedrālis Nostrae Dominae.

The word #chickpea comes from Old French *pois chiche* and #Latin *cicer*, also seen in Italian *ceci*, Polish *ciecierzyca*, and Hungarian *csicseri*. In Eastern Europe, terms often trace back to Persian "noxod". The term #garbanzo may have a pre-Roman Iberian or Proto-Germanic origin. Mediterranean dishes like falafel and hummus highlight chickpeas; #hummus comes from Arabic *حُمُّص*, meaning “chickpea.” #etymology #languages #mapologies #linguistics

https://mapologies.com/legumes/