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Some words are on the money. When the word "farm" entered English during the 1200s, for instance, it had more to do with moola than moo.

Derived from the Medieval Latin "firma," it originally referred to a firm and reliable annual payment, such as the rent paid for a tract of land. Back then, "to farm" meant "to collect rent on a piece of ...Read more

 

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