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What did the term crusade literally mean?
to take the cross
Where does the word democracy come from?
the word democracy derived from an ancient greek term
Where did the term hand over fist come from?
Probably a nautical term used when hauling a rope, originally quoted as 'hand over hand'
What is the term that would mean the present is the key to the past?
Uniformatarianism.
What does the term 'buck' originally come from?
The PIE base *bhugo, meaning male goat.
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