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Oh, nice. On french words I got way too late, there is the fact that "Gendarme" (a kind of policeman) is "gens d'arme" (people of weapon) And also, thinking a
by mablopoule 4y ago
Oh, nice.
On french words I got way too late, there is the fact that "Gendarme" (a kind of policeman) is "gens d'arme" (people of weapon)
And also, thinking about the word "Breakfast", as in "Breaking the fast", I realize that the french "Déjeuner" is also literally "Dé - jeûner".
- aspyct 4y agoOh... Well, took me 34 years for this one I guess -_-'
- lowkey 4y agoMy favorite French word is Mortgage. Funnily enough this is the word used in English but not in French. The French have a separate word for a loan backed by property - Hypotheque. My guess is that the reason for this is that the original French word hits too close to home. Mort-Gage literally means Death Pledge.