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Does English not have a native word? It would be „Durchfall“ in German, and the Greek word only be used if one wanted to be fancy.
by ralfd 2y ago
Does English not have a native word? It would be „Durchfall“ in German, and the Greek word only be used if one wanted to be fancy.
- jan_Inkepa 2y agoIt just has, uh, diarroeha...yeah I can't spell it either
- School-Cotton 2y agoEnglish speakers perceive it as a native word, not a Greek one. There are lots of examples of this, where English has a foreign-sounding word for something whereas German has a Germanic one. For example oxygen vs. Sauerstoff.