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Oh my. Is THAT how you pronounce it? How did it manage to get that far from poor old Fuchs? Did it come into english through french? Are you that scared of acci
by bjoli 5y ago
Oh my. Is THAT how you pronounce it? How did it manage to get that far from poor old Fuchs? Did it come into english through french? Are you that scared of accidentally cursing?
I am flabbergasted, and fantastically curious! It surely explains why people have been smiling a bit when I have talked about it.
- jazzyjackson 5y agoI was never able to spell Fuchsia until I learned about Mr Fuchs. EDIT: hah, something like that: "named...by French botanist...from the Latinized name of German botanist" https://www.etymonline.com/word/fuchsia https://www.etymonline.com/word/fuchsia