I love etymology, a branch of linguistics concerned with word origins. It can be both informative and fun to track the origins of a word and its cognates in other languages, either to research something with a purpose in mind, or just out of curiosity. Here are some interesting map showing a few common words in different languages across Europe.
http://www.boredpanda.org/maps-of-word-origins-throughout-europe/
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