The Origins of Halloween

Where English comes from

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English, like more than 400 other languages, is part of the Indo-European language family, sharing common roots not just with German and French but with Russian, Hindi, Punjabi, and Persian. This beautiful chart by Minna Sundberg, a Finnish-Swedish comic artist, shows some of English's closest cousins, like French and German, but also its more distant relationships with languages originally spoken far from the British Isles such as Farsi and Greek.

The European (and around) Map for TEA

Map credits: Lingholic

The Origins of Writing

This video could be part of a warm-up to any writing task. It might also be of interest to History or Art teachers to approach topics, such as, the development of civilizations, typography and calligraphy.