𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍 to Showerthoughts • 7 hours 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-square58fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down18
arrow-up1114arrow-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 • 7 hours agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish32•7 hours agoIt’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.
minus-squareFonzie!linkfedilink6•5 hours 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-25 hours agoThat actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.
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.