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I got a media failed to load error at first and thought that was the joke
I got a media failed to load error at first and thought that was the joke
I love the attention to detail in the armor. It looks straight from 15th century Germany (well, the area eventually known as Germany)
I think there’s a theory that the vinegar was posca, a mix of vinegar and water that was better than straight vinegar. Not that that was really a kindness since he’d survive longer and suffer more
I yeet. I yote. I have yeen.
It comes from Latin iactare meaning “to cast”. Over time the c was dropped as French evolved and the i shifted to a y consonant and we get yeter. Once it was borrowed into English it further changed as the -er was dropped and short e became a long ee following the great vowel shift.
I am lying but most of those bits are facts and I’m actually describing the etymology of jet. Also the proto Indo European ye is hilariously uncanny.
That’s the spirit!
He’s got a well organized workshop too
It looks like abacus is of uncertain origin and likely doesn’t share the same root as acus. Finding unexpected histories of words is the fun part of etymology though. Like how donkey ass and butt ass have completely different origins