Comment on What's that word?

unknown1234_5@kbin.earth ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Always thought it was weird that English has a word specifically for throwing someone out of a window.

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  • NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    According to Wikipedia, the term was in use in other languages before it was taken in English

    Defenestrations of Prague

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    • EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yep!! It’s actually an interesting little story behind the word.

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  • Noodle07@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s because it’s French

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    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s weird that any language does, really.

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      • db2@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s French. Guillotine was already taken.

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    • chuckleslord@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No, it’s Latin.

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• stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  yep

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  that’s only when it happens in czechia

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