Did you know that Canaries are actually named after a species of dogs? Or that the word "bank" is originated from the word "bench"? Or did you know that "checkmate" in Chess has its roots in the Persian language? Click on each image to find the interesting story behind the origin of that word!
Canary:
Canaries are named after The Canary Islands in Spain, where the tiny birds can be found. Interestingly, the term "Canary Islands" means "Island of the Dogs". This is because many large-sized dogs used to live on these Islands. Therefore, Canaries are actually named after dogs!
Bank:
The word "bank" was borrowed in Middle English from the Old Italian word "banca", meaning "bench". The reason is that in early Renaissance, Italian bankers used to exchange money and bills on top of benches located in a market-place. Hence, the word "banca" was eventually chosen to represent a financial institution.
Checkmate:
In chess, Checkmate is a game position, in which a player's king is threatened with capture, but there is no way to counter the threat, resulting in losing the game.
Interestingly, the term checkmate is an alteration of the Persian phrase "Shāh Māt". "Shah" in Persian means "King" and "Mat" means "surprised". Therefore,"Shah Mat" literally means that "the King is surprised", of course not because the king was astonished but because he was "ambushed"! After the phrase reached Europe via the Islamic world, it was transformed into its current form, which is "Checkmate".
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