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From: Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com>
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Subject: World Frog Day (was: World Storytelling Day (20 March))
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:09:28 +0000
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Today is also World Frog Day.

<https://nationaltoday.com/world-frog-day/>

For the linguistic angle, here's a colour-coded map of the etymology
of the word for frog in various European [1] languages.

<https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1awm6ej/word_for_frog_in_european_languages/>

[1] Geographically European; includes non-IE languages.


-- 
[English doesn't] just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued
other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle
their pockets for new vocabulary. (James Nicoll)