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It wasn't until I read The Histories by Herodotus that I realized the English word "meander" is based on the name of a river [0] in modern-day Turkey which was
by jihadjihad 5y ago
It wasn't until I read The Histories by Herodotus that I realized the English word "meander" is based on the name of a river [0] in modern-day Turkey which was well known for its tortuous path. I had a similar realization when reading The Odyssey and I came across the character Mentor [1].
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meander#Origin_of_term https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meander#Origin_of_term
1: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mentor#Etymology https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mentor#Etymology