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If we're digging up weird etymological trivia, I will contribute the fact that the old Celtic word Īweriū (from which we get the name Éire) was interpreted by t
by dane-pgp 4y ago
If we're digging up weird etymological trivia, I will contribute the fact that the old Celtic word Īweriū (from which we get the name Éire) was interpreted by the ancient Greeks as Iouerníā, leading to Tacitus calling the island Hibernia (influenced by the Latin word hībernus, thinking that it meant "land of winter").
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernia
- smcl 4y agoI really appreciate these little tangents, got a good couple of “TIL”s from this thread