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A uniquely... English word, that.
by cryptonector 6mo ago
A uniquely... English word, that.
- throw0101a 6mo agoIt originated in Prague due to two incidents: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestration#Origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestration#Origin * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague
- ithkuil 6mo agoAlso used in Italian and presumably in many other languages. Like with any word, it's use in colloquial form may vary from generation to generation, from subculture to subculture etc
- QuercusMax 6mo agoNot at all. It's just the Latin prefix "de" (out of) plus "fenester" meaning window. Not an English word except by borrowing.
- cryptonector 6mo agoThe joke was that [to my then knowledge] it's not used in Romance languages, but it is used in English.
- QuercusMax 6mo agoI believe the term originates with this historical event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague And if you believe Wiki, it was used originally in Middle French.
- dismalaf 6mo agoIs it? I know of that word in at least 3 languages.