@Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 3 months agoWhat is your favourite fact?message-square108fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favourite fact?@Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square108fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@jxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink5•3 months 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-square@jxk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•3 months 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