@[email protected] to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agoWhat is your favourite fact?message-square108fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favourite fact?@[email protected] to Ask Lemmy • 2 months agomessage-square108fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 month agoMy favourite false cognate is the plural ending -s in French and English. The English one has Germanic roots, while the French one come from Latin accusative plural -as/-os. They are unrelated etymologically.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoAfter looking it up I have to correct myself, the Germanic plural - s also come from the accusative plural
My favourite false cognate is the plural ending -s in French and English. The English one has Germanic roots, while the French one come from Latin accusative plural -as/-os. They are unrelated etymologically.
After looking it up I have to correct myself, the Germanic plural - s also come from the accusative plural