Exploring Color and Ancestry Through Surnames

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Have you ever wondered where color names in the English language came from?

You might be surprised to know that certain colors or shades are not necessarily common or don’t even exist in other languages.

Today we have Mignon Fogarty from Grammar Girl Podcast. Her focus on today’s episode is on the origin of color names.

You will learn how certain color names came to be, and how you can level up your English by going deep into a topic such as the nuances of colors to expand your vocabulary.

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