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  2. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    Word(s) in original language Meaning and notes American Samoa: 1911 [111] [note 1] (July 17) English and Samoan: American + Sāmoa: The CIA World Factbook says "The name Samoa is composed of two parts, 'sa', meaning sacred, and 'moa', meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternately, it can mean 'place of the sacred moa bird' of ...

  3. Origin of language - Wikipedia

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    The origin of language, its relationship with human evolution, and its consequences have been subjects of study for centuries.Scholars wishing to study the origins of language must draw inferences from evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, contemporary language diversity, studies of language acquisition, and comparisons between human language and systems of animal ...

  4. Evolution of languages - Wikipedia

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    The evolution of languages or history of language includes the evolution, divergence and development of languages throughout time, as reconstructed based on glottochronology, comparative linguistics, written records and other historical linguistics techniques. The origin of language is a hotly contested topic, with some languages tentatively ...

  5. History of Latin - Wikipedia

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    History of Latin. One of the seven ceiling frescoes painted by Bartolomeo Altomonte in his 80th year for the library of Admont Abbey. An allegory of the Enlightenment, it shows Aurora, goddess of dawn, with the geniuses of language in her train awakening Morpheus, god of dreaming, a symbol of man. The geniuses are Grammar, Didactic, Greek ...

  6. Khan (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Khan (/ x ɑː n /) is an ancient Indo-European surname and in the variant of 'Khan' of Turko-Mongol origin, used as a title in various global regions, [1] and today most commonly found in parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and Iran. In the Caribbean the surname is largely carried by Muslims of Indo-Caribbean descent.

  7. Category:Surnames by language - Wikipedia

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    Surnames of Caucasian origin ‎ (3 C, 2 P) Cebuano-language surnames ‎ (5 P) Celtic-language surnames ‎ (7 C, 13 P) Surnames of Central American origin ‎ (6 C) Chechen-language surnames ‎ (8 P) Chinese-language surnames ‎ (10 C, 347 P) Cornish-language surnames ‎ (1 C, 61 P) Crimean Tatar-language surnames ‎ (2 P) Czech-language ...

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