Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 hours agoWhat is your favourite fact?message-squaremessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favourite fact?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 hours agomessage-square85fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejxklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoMy favourite false cognate is the plural ending -s in French and English. The English one has Germanic roots, while the French one come from Latin accusative plural -as/-os. They are unrelated etymologically.
minus-squarejxklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoAfter looking it up I have to correct myself, the Germanic plural - s also come from the accusative plural
My favourite false cognate is the plural ending -s in French and English. The English one has Germanic roots, while the French one come from Latin accusative plural -as/-os. They are unrelated etymologically.
After looking it up I have to correct myself, the Germanic plural - s also come from the accusative plural