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It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? (midwest.social)
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[–] shneancy 129 points 1 month ago (15 children)

"apple" used to be a generic term for fruit. So it's actually "fruit of the earth", the French are poetic like that

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 month ago (11 children)

“apple” used to be a generic term for fruit.

Oh, that explains the myth that Adam and Eve at an apple, when a specific fruit is never mentioned.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/apple

[–] Dasus 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It also explain why we here in the Nordics call oranges "appelsin", as in a "Chinese apple".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Same in Dutch: sinaasappel

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