french connection
i didn't know...that we get the word "denim" from when the fabric was first manufactured in Nimes; de Nimes (of/from Nimes) and hence the word denim.
i also didn't know that the days of the week in french stood for planets: lundi (moon), mardi (mars), mercredi (mercury), jeudi (jupiter), vendredi (venus) and samedi (saturn). dimanche (sunday = Lord's day).
it makes sense when you think about it, but i had never made the french connection before! i wonder what other historic meanings are beneath common words and phrases.
i also didn't know that the days of the week in french stood for planets: lundi (moon), mardi (mars), mercredi (mercury), jeudi (jupiter), vendredi (venus) and samedi (saturn). dimanche (sunday = Lord's day).
it makes sense when you think about it, but i had never made the french connection before! i wonder what other historic meanings are beneath common words and phrases.
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