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Glad I’m not the only one who spends an inordinate amount of time hunting down the etymology of words.
One of my favorites: jet-black and pitch-black come from the colors of tree resin. “Jet” (Greek) is actually the name of a fossilized resin from a particular pine tree. It’s also a gemstone.
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