▲ 231 ▼ What's an interesting etymology for a common term? (feddit.uk) submitted 3 months ago by Iconoclast@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 213 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] em2@lemmy.ml 36 points 3 months ago (2 children) Buckaroo comes from the inability to pronounce/ the mispronunciation of the Spanish word for cowboy, Vaquero. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pootzapie@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago Also hoosegow (juzgado) permalink fedilink source parent [–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 child) Also cool - the Spanish word for jeans is vaquero. So the English word for vaccine and the spanish word for blue jeans are both derived from the Latin word for "cow". I always thought that was neat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago That is super neat! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pootzapie@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago Also hoosegow (juzgado) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 child) Also cool - the Spanish word for jeans is vaquero. So the English word for vaccine and the spanish word for blue jeans are both derived from the Latin word for "cow". I always thought that was neat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago That is super neat! permalink fedilink source parent