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タイトルHundreds more Afghans and their families to be allowed to settle in UK

 

Plans to rapidly relocate hundreds more Afghans who worked for the British military and UK government, mostly as interpreters, have been announced.

 

Including family members, more than 3,000 Afghans are expected to be allowed to settle in the UK, joining 1,300 who have already done so.

Cambridge Dictionaries Onlineより

to reach a decision or an agreement about something, or to end a disagreement:

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARYより

"come to rest," Old English setlan "cause to sit, place, put," from setl "a seat" (see settle (n.)).

Old English sadol "saddle"), from root *sed- (1) "to sit."

印欧語sed[セット、シット、シート、サイト　すわる]が語源です。

印欧語のsed(set sit sid = すわる)という語源からでたラテン語sidus(星の座る位置、星座、星群)やsire(守護星座)もまた、星に関係がある言葉だ。 

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