Radices and radishes: Latin roots in Old English

How many languages are there in the world? Seventy-two. Why are there no more and no fewer? Because of the three sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japhet. Shem had twenty-seven sons, Ham had thirty sons, Japhet had fifteen sons. These added together are seventy-two. This text comes from a dialogue between Pope Damasus and…