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BootinUp

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 06:03 PM Yesterday

A poet that writes on substack supplies today's WORD FACT



WORD FACT

Three English words derived from Welsh:

Corgi ← cor (dwarf) gi (dog)

Penguin ← pen (head) gwyn (white)

Bard ← bardd (poet)
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