𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months 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-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThe English for “ananas” is “pineapple”, did the English really think they grew on pine trees?
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s their superficial resemblance to pinecones.
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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-squarethis@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoThat actually makes it funnier to me because ananas would be easier to pronounce in Japanese vs pineapple. Ananansu(u is silent) vs Painappuru.
The English for “ananas” is “pineapple”, did the English really think they grew on pine trees?
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.