Word & Phrase Origins Old Phrases & Vocabulary Main Web Page Menu http://www.russ360.com/index.html Word Origins - Phrase Origins - Old Phrases - Vocabulary http://www.russ360.com/Education-Words/index.html Word Origins Phrase Origins Old Phrases Vocabulary Word Origins Word Origin Cowabunga (Text) Word Origin Cowabunga (GIF) Word Origin Darth Vader (GIF) Word Origin Friday The 13th (Text) Word Origin Frugal (PNG) Word Origin Luck (PNG) Word Origin Slave (Text) Word Origin Trivia Word Origin: Cowabunga (Text) Word Origin: Friday The 13th (Text) Word Origin: Slave (Text) Word Origin of "Trivia" Ancient Rome was a center for world trade. A common phrase is "All Roads Lead To Rome." An enterprising business man decided to establish an inn to the north of Rome where three roads converged before entering the city. The innkeeper named his inn "Three Roads Inn". Traders would come from all over and stop at the inn for refreshments and food. The common question among patrons was, "How was your journey?" The usual response was, "I've been on the road for months. Can we talk about anything but business." Conversations at the inn were reduced to unimportant talk and it was soon given the title of the inn itself. Unimportant talk became known as "Three Roads" talk. Latin was the language of ancient Rome which translates "Three Roads" to "Tri Via" (trivia). Amazing how the word "Trivia" is one of the best trivial words of all time! Phrase Origins --> At The Drop Of A Hat Best Foot Forward Burning The Midnight Oil Close But No Cigar Dressed To The Nines Get Off Your High Horse In The Nick Of Time Jump On The Bandwagon Mad As A Hatter Pull Out All The Stops Old Phrases Old Phrases (GIF) Old Phrases (JPG) Vocabulary Word For Each Day Of The Year (Text) Definition Pulchritudinous (JPG) Word Deviations (Text) Vocabulary: Word For Each Day Of The Year Word Deviations: Individual, Control Russ Howell Web Menu - http://www.russ360.com