Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down12
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 days agomessage-square218fedilink
minus-squareLaLuzDelSol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·14 days 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!