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The "and per se and" origin sure feels like the kind of folk etymology that ultimately doesn't really have anything backing it up. But as far as I can see ther
by zerocrates 3y ago
The "and per se and" origin sure feels like the kind of folk etymology that ultimately doesn't really have anything backing it up.
But as far as I can see there really isn't any controversy over it.
- croisillon 3y agosince the french version esperluette comes from occitan "es per lou et", meaning "is for the and", i would say it is plausible