The Crazy Origins Behind Words You Use Every Day

Xylophone

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Many of us had to play xylophones in elementary school, but could any of us say what the term etymologically means? Turns out it comes from the Greek words xulon, meaning “wood,” and phone, meaning “sound.” Together, then, a xylophone makes sounds from wood. Wood you have ever guessed it?

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