Stiffy@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's that word?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoAlways thought it was weird that English has a word specifically for throwing someone out of a window.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoAccording to Wikipedia, the term was in use in other languages before it was taken in English Defenestrations of Prague
minus-squareEmpathicVagrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoYep!! It’s actually an interesting little story behind the word.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoIt’s weird that any language does, really.
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIt’s French. Guillotine was already taken.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agothat’s only when it happens in czechia
defenestration
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.
yep
that’s only when it happens in czechia