A pretty etymology for the day: the word โdaisyโ is a shortening of โdayโs eyeโ, because the flower opens its petals at dawn to reveal its yellow disc, and then closes them again at night.
Words that once wore their heart on their sleeve: a freelancer was a knight-adventurer who used his lance for anyone who paid him; a secretary kept secrets; illustrators added lustre; and a heathen lived on the (โuncivilisedโ) heath.
An exchequer was originally a chessboard. The modern sense comes from financiers working for the Norman kings of England, who moved counters around a chequered tablecloth to add up the royal money.
Neanderthals weren't evolved especially for an 'Ice Age' world. They also lived in forest environments, some warmer than today ๐ณ๐๐ https://t.co/bpGAPYiP4x