Related: Speaking of word origins, here's a fun example. How a Mistake Gave Us the Word 'Cherry'[+]: [quote] The Old North French word for 'cherry' is 'cheri

Related: Speaking of word origins, here's a fun example. How a Mistake Gave Us the Word 'Cherry'[+]: [quote] The Old North French word for 'cherry' is 'cherise'. English speakers heard the 'se' at the end of the word and assumed it was plural, 'cherries', and that the singular form of the word must then be 'cherry' (ok, they spelled it 'chery'). [/quote] The Merriam-Webster article mentioned below goes into some more depth & gives other examples. [+] https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/cherry-history-origin https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/cherry-history...