Stiffy@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 個月前What's that word?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1271arrow-down1imageWhat's that word?lemmy.worldStiffy@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 個月前message-square45linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 個月前Always thought it was weird that English has a word specifically for throwing someone out of a window.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 個月前According to Wikipedia, the term was in use in other languages before it was taken in English Defenestrations of Prague
minus-squareEmpathicVagrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 個月前Yep!! It’s actually an interesting little story behind the word.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 個月前It’s weird that any language does, really.
Always thought it was weird that English has a word specifically for throwing someone out of a window.
According to Wikipedia, the term was in use in other languages before it was taken in English
Defenestrations of Prague
Yep!! It’s actually an interesting little story behind the word.
It’s because it’s French
It’s weird that any language does, really.
It’s French. Guillotine was already taken.
No, it’s Latin.