where does the word tattoo come from and what does it mean
Tattoo The word tattoo, or tattow in the 18th century, is a loanword from the Samoan word tatau, meaning "to strike".[1][2] The Oxford English Dictionary gives the etymology of tattoo as "In 18th c. tattaow, tattow. From Polynesian (Samoan, Tahitian, Tongan, etc.) tatau. In Marquesan, tatu." Before the importation of the Polynesian word, the practice of tattooing had been described in the West as painting, scarring, or staining.[3]
Lists of English words by country or language of origin These are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.
Mosque A mosque (/mɒsk/; from Arabic: مسجد‎, translit. masjid‎) is a place of worship for followers of Islam.
Hundreds and thousands Hundreds and thousands used incorrectly instead of hundreds of thousands to mean "an indefinite but emphatically large number".