Did you know that the English word ‘cherry’ is believed to come from the old French word ‘cherise’
Did you know how the word ‘mascot originated?
The word ‘ambulance’ hasn’t always referred to a vehicle.
This year we take the time once again to thank all those ordinary men and women who went on to do extraordinary things 100 years ago – and then again just 20 years later.
The word ‘terrorist’ actually sprung up around 1795 during the French Revolution.
It would be understandable to assume that the word ‘bonfire’ comes from a mix of French and English……
Did you know that the word ‘vaccine’ originally came from the Latin word vacca, or more common to us, the French word vache, meaning cow?
Are you assiduous?
Did you know that the word ‘saunter’ may originate from the French ‘à la sainte terre’ ?
Did you know that it is likely that tennis was first played in France?