𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 day agoIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?message-square101fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down116
arrow-up1251arrow-down1message-squareIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 day agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squidlinkfedilink2•8 hours agoFun fact: no one knows why us squid are called that in English and no other language calls us anything like that.
minus-square@wewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish57•1 day agoIt’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.
minus-squareFonzie!linkfedilink12•1 day agoIt’s a bit cherry picked, but only a bit, since there are a few languages that just copied the English word later on. Japanese and Korean come to mind.
minus-square@this@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish10•edit-21 day agoThat actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.
Fun fact: no one knows why us squid are called that in English and no other language calls us anything like that.
Spanish conveniently missing
It’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.
It’s a bit cherry picked, but only a bit, since there are a few languages that just copied the English word later on.
Japanese and Korean come to mind.
That actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.