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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

[–] moistclump 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But… we’re talking French and Adam and Eve was written in Hebrew. Is it the same for Hebrew?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Literally yes, ground apple is potato in hebrew

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