Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square202linkfedilinkarrow-up1223
arrow-up1223message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square202linkfedilink
minus-squareLaLuzDelSol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoAlso cool - the Spanish word for jeans is vaquero. So the English word for vaccine and the spanish word for blue jeans are both derived from the Latin word for “cow”. I always thought that was neat.
Also cool - the Spanish word for jeans is vaquero. So the English word for vaccine and the spanish word for blue jeans are both derived from the Latin word for “cow”. I always thought that was neat.
That is super neat!