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It is interesting to know that how the present day names, usages etc., has entered into our daily conversation. Let's look into some of this. 1 . CANNADA:  A Portuguese named Corteral sailed up the St.Lawerence. He was thinking that this place would provide a route to India. His men were very much disappointed and they cried aloud, "Cannada." The meaning of Cannada in their language means ' nothing here.' The people who were there heard this word Cannada so often that it came into common use, and later, when other Europeans arrived they were greeted with "Cannada."The natives thought that by crying out this word, the newcomers would leave as quickly as the Portuguese had done. In due course, the name stuck to the country and it has ever since been called Canada 2. SOAP : It is the English equivalent of the French word SAVON. The name is from the seaport town of  Savona in Italy. This place is well known for its beautiful manufacture of clean...