𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 17 days agoIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?message-squaremessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down114
arrow-up1173arrow-down1message-squareIt's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple?𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square165fedilink
minus-squareBearOfaTimelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·17 days ago“Apple” is Old English for “fruit”, not specifically apple. And apparently “pineapple” for the tropical fruit predates “pine cone”, OE used “pine nut”. Earliest use of “pineapple” is 14th century translation for “pomegranate”.
“Apple” is Old English for “fruit”, not specifically apple.
And apparently “pineapple” for the tropical fruit predates “pine cone”, OE used “pine nut”.
Earliest use of “pineapple” is 14th century translation for “pomegranate”.