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samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
According to Wikipedia, the term was in use in other languages before it was taken in English

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- EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yep!! It’s actually an interesting little story behind the word.
  
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Noodle07@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s because it’s French

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- chuckleslord@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  No, it’s Latin.
  
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- samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  It’s weird that any language does, really.
  
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  - db2@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    It’s French. Guillotine was already taken.
    
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