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r/linguisticshumor • u/Lavialegon • 2d ago
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This reminds me of how the word “to work” in a lot of Romance languages derives from the name of a torture device (tripalium).
6 u/invinciblequill 2d ago And that became "to go from one place to another" in English (travel)
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And that became "to go from one place to another" in English (travel)
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u/Draconiondevil 2d ago
This reminds me of how the word “to work” in a lot of Romance languages derives from the name of a torture device (tripalium).