▲ 139 ▼ Why words like 'okay' and 'taxi' are universally understood across the world but survival related ones like 'help', 'water', 'food' remained nation specific? (lemmy.zip) submitted 2 years ago by opalescent@lemmy.zip to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean, Spanish uses el avión and el aeroplane and Italian is l' aero which is just short for l' aeroplano. Gotta give him that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well because the words for air are aire and aria in Spanish and Italian respectively, and you know, aircraft fly through the air. Other languages base the word on the word fly. It would be weird naming the concept without using the words air of fly. Helicopter is a better example, while we're on the topic of flying machines. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hubschrauber permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well because the words for air are aire and aria in Spanish and Italian respectively, and you know, aircraft fly through the air. Other languages base the word on the word fly. It would be weird naming the concept without using the words air of fly. Helicopter is a better example, while we're on the topic of flying machines. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hubschrauber permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hubschrauber permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] spizzat2@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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