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Where do the words 'ketchup,' 'toast' and 'salad' come from?

If you want to know where your food comes from, ask a linguist

November 26, 2014Food

We like to know where our food comes from these days, but few people know where the words and names for those foods actually come from. Knowing the origins of those words can show eaters the history and travels of their favorite dishes.

Ben and Jerry's ice cream in Israel is labeled "glida," the Aramaic word for frost. In modern Hebrew, it means ice cream.

A history of Hebrew, told one word at a time

June 19, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

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