Etymology

By Anonymous - 30/06/2016 21:11 - United States - Houston

Today, my sister asked me, while making a cup of green tea with honey, "I wonder why they call it honey?" I replied, "Probably some Greek or Latin word meaning 'to sweeten'." She stopped, turned and with a serious face asked, "Where exactly is Latin?" FML
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By Anonymous - 23/04/2023 12:00 - Austria - Graz

Today, at my mum’s birthday dinner, my brother-in-law used a Latin phrase in the wrong way. Since we all have learned Latin, I taught him the correct way until everyone facepalmed in my direction. He made a rather nice wordplay and now I’m known as the educated idiot who is too stupid to understand a simple joke. FML
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Dave_Davington 33

For the record, it actually came from an Old Germanic word meaning "golden yellow". The more you know.

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flamingarrow59 21

Her age could really factor into this. A 7 year saying that would't be that weird, but if your sister is 20 or so, there are some issues.

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flamingarrow59 21

Her age could really factor into this. A 7 year saying that would't be that weird, but if your sister is 20 or so, there are some issues.

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jocamo 24

Depending on the parent #6, 7 could possibly be old enough to be *allowed* to make herbal tea

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takara98 17

I think she was older considering she was making her own tea and it wouldn't be an FML otherwise.

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Dave_Davington 33

For the record, it actually came from an Old Germanic word meaning "golden yellow". The more you know.

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hotmessguy 13

So you could refer to pee as honey? ?

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notafoot 8

More facts! Very roughly - the Old Germanic word 'hoenig' probably came from a Proto-Indo-European word that also meant yellow, and has cousins in Welsh ('canecon', gold) and Sanskrit (can't remember). The word 'mead', the drink made from honey, comes from the Proto-Indo-European *medhu. Honey is miel in French, mil in Irish, mel in Welsh, similar in many others. Languages are so cool.

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species4872 19

Not strictly true. It depends on how often one urinates as opposed to fluid intake. the less you urinate, the more concentrated it becomes.

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rebeccacmlc 22

I was going to say that ! English is a Germanic language, not a Latin one, in a language that has Latin roots, for example French, we say "miel", which comes from "Mel" in Latin, which itself originated from the common indo-European and Ancient Greek

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Oh_No_Not_Him 25

It's between proto-Indoeuropean and Esperanto.

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Ashamed_Sister 60

Ricky Gervais on Twitter: "When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It's only painful & difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid."

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bebesue_liz 14

"Latin" is not, and has never been, a country. It's a language. A geography lesson is unnecessary.

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zyperman43 19

Latin empire, 1204-1261

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socialproduct 19

Lasted for 57 years? Pretty crappy excuse for an empire.

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RosaMaravillosa 10

#18, that was a nickname, if you will, it was the Empire of Romania.

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Bunnyluver 20

A geography may not be the subject were it is talked about in a great deal, but it does come up.

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man_in_black08 28

Blondeeeeeee.

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whysobeachy 37

Ah, right. Of course. All dumb women are blondes. When I have a stupid moment or a brain fart, it must be the recessive blonde genes in me acting up.

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RememberSchlitz 9

Can't fix that sort of stupid, not even with duct tape.

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whysobeachy 37

OP should try, though. I'd love to read that in a follow-up.

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hkhan24 23

Maybe she got it confused with Latin America

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Oh_No_Not_Him 25

Wasn't it Dan Quayle who said he wished he'd learned Latin in school so that he could speak to the "Latin Americans". And he was vice-president.

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RememberSchlitz 9

That was a joke about Dan Quayle, made by a Congressman after a meeting with the VP. Quayle never actually said that exact stupid thing.

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nykkiyo16 13

I feel like this is likely the answer to why she thought this. That and people being called "Latino/Latina". It makes sense.

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Calingaladha 21

The only reply I'd have for her is, "In a book. You should open one sometime."

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InMiddleSchool 3

Latin is a region in ancient Italy, right above the river, and subsequently above Rome. So, she is not wrong, but I don't think she meant that.

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AquaManatee 8

I think it is called Latium, home of the Latins.

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RosaMaravillosa 10

you googled that. it's INCORRECT they're only referencing to the Vatican which has Latin as an official language. it's NOT a region!

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species4872 19

Arguing whether Latin is a country or not?? Are you people serious??

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