Long-term alcohol use can also result in high blood pressure, which increases a personâs risk of heart disease. However, blood pressure can go back to normal within a few months after drinking stops if there is not much damage to the heart. Learn more about how alcohol can affect the heart.
Last name: Pena. Recorded in many spellings including Pena, Pina, Pinilla, Pennetta, and Pennazzi, this is a surname of Roman (Latin) origins, and recorded in many parts of Southern Europe. The derivation is from the word 'penna', from the pre-Christian period, and this decribes either a prominent rock, or in most cases, a fortress or battlements.
The English word Basque comes from the French Basque (pronounced /bask/), which is derived from Gascon Basco (pronounced /Ëbasku/), cognate with Spanish Vasco (pronounced /Ëbasko/).These, in turn, come from Latin Vasco (pronounced /wasko/), plural Vascones (see History section below).n Basque, the people call themselves the euskaldunak, singular euskaldun, formed from euskal- (i.e. Basque (language)) and-dun (i.e. one who has); euskaldun literally means a Basque speaker. Not all Basques are Basque-speakers.