a few interesting facts about the words we use:

Riff - riff, as in, a repeatable sequence in a song, comes from the latin word Reffeus, which means "Repeating"

Game - Game is actually the romanian word for "kite"

Gerbil - gerbils got their name from the south-African phrase Gebi-gabi, meaning "round-nosed"

Skinny - in 18th century russia, the word "saknsi", meaning skinny, was used almost exclusively to describe sausage.

Mouse - As far back as ancient greece, long before computers, the word for Mouse was used as a slang for "whip", as it was used to control animals and slaves. This, of course, factored into the naming of the modern utility

Skanky - The work Skanky, meaning sexually devious or horny, comes from the polish word Shaschkli, meaning "pervert"