The word nepotism comes from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nipote ‘nephew’ (with reference to privileges bestowed on the ‘nephews’ of popes, who were in many cases their illegitimate sons).
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The word confetti originates from a custom during Italian carnivals and public celebrations where people threw little sweets, known as confetti.
The word comes from Latin confectum meaning ‘something prepared’.
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The word cab originates from cabriolet - a kind of light two-wheeled carriage with a hood, drawn by one horse. From the 18th Century.
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The word bicep comes from Latin - meaning literally ‘two-headed’, from bi- ‘two’ and -ceps (from caput ‘head’) referring to the fact that the muscle has two points of attachment.
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