How Names of Places Reveal the Location’s History
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#6FSTJ)
HostDr. Erica Brozovsky, PhDof thePBSseriesOtherwordsdigs into thevibrantetymological originsof toponyms (place names) behind different locations around the world and how these names tell the history of the people who once made there home there.
Place names, known as toponyms" do more than just help us know where we're supposed to meet up. They often provide clues that can tell you a lot about a location: its geography, history and the people who lived there.
