dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.ca to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoNameslemmy.caimagemessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1686arrow-down115
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minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoLatin also used apple as a stand-in for generic fruit, cf. malum persicum (“Persian apple”) meaning peach. And, fun fact, the English word “pineapple” was originally synonymous with “pinecone” (i.e. the fruit of the pine tree).
Latin also used apple as a stand-in for generic fruit, cf. malum persicum (“Persian apple”) meaning peach.
And, fun fact, the English word “pineapple” was originally synonymous with “pinecone” (i.e. the fruit of the pine tree).