Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jul 13, 2022The word serendipity comes serendip which is an old name for Sri Lanka. Which is currently fresh out of serendipity. Nominative irony?2332
Venkatesh Rao@vgrAny other countries whose names are associated with interesting meanings?4:47 AM · Jul 13, 20222 Likes
Matt Stuchlik@synfo_eth·Jul 13, 2022Replying to @vgrNot a country, but "bohemian" is from "Bohemia", a region of Czech Republic.1
mtraven@mtraven·Jul 13, 2022Replying to @vgrThe United States of America – doesn't include most of the Americas, and the parts it does do not seem very united.13
arcove @dschorno·Jul 13, 2022Replying to @vgrwell i was going to say france in relation to the term lingua franca, but I think that the etymology is different and that was just a dumb assumption on my part