• @ganksy
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    421 days ago

    Why is Imbacillis weak not dim?

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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      1121 days ago

      I guess the etymology of the English word imbecile comes from a Latin word meaning physically weak.

      • @samus12345
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        521 days ago

        Exactly. It came to mean “mentally weak.”

    • @lunarul
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      721 days ago

      Romans were not great at English I guess

    • @[email protected]
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      121 days ago

      Imbécillis. They’re not germy or diseased

      (well they might be but that’s not the only way to be weak)