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TIL that ‘clue’ comes from ‘clew’, the Old English word for a ball of wool. It’s a rare example of a modern meaning taken from a story, that being the clew of thread that Ariadne gave to Theseus to guide him out of the Minotaur's labyrinth.
#Language #OldEnglish #Clew #Clue #Ariadne #GreekMythology
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