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The word TALIBAN comes from the Arabic 'talib' or student

The word COPPER comes from the Latin for Cyprus, a source of the metal

SALARY was originally 'salt money' from Latin salarium. The ancient Romans gave money to their soldiers to buy rations of salt

ASTHMA is the only common 6-letter word to begin and end with a vowel but with none in between

Policemen being called BOBBIES comes from their founder, Sir Robert Peel. They were also called 'Peelers'

The AMPERSAND or & symbol was a shorthand invented by the Romans and later known as 'and per se (by itself) and' which became shortened to the current word

The name JEEP came from the abbreviation used in the army for the General Purpose vehicle, GP

The word GIRL appears only once in the Bible

GOSSIP used to mean godparent or close friend (sib being a blood relation). It transformed to become a woman engaged in idle talk before referring to the talk itself

CARTOONS were originally preliminary sketches drawn on 'cartone', a strong type of paper