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French "vinegar" = vinaigre.
French "wine" = vin.
French "sour" = aigre.
What happens to wine when it goes bad? WHY DID I NOT SEE HOW THEY MADE THAT WORD? It's not like I don't know every one of these words in French, and it's not like I've never in my life heard anything about wine.
I picked up this little gem while reading my chemistry textbook last night. (They're discussing acetic acid. Acetum: Latin, soured.)
The more stuff like this I notice, the more I think I need to turn in my interested-in-languages card. Obviously I ignore the topic almost completely.
French "wine" = vin.
French "sour" = aigre.
What happens to wine when it goes bad? WHY DID I NOT SEE HOW THEY MADE THAT WORD? It's not like I don't know every one of these words in French, and it's not like I've never in my life heard anything about wine.
I picked up this little gem while reading my chemistry textbook last night. (They're discussing acetic acid. Acetum: Latin, soured.)
The more stuff like this I notice, the more I think I need to turn in my interested-in-languages card. Obviously I ignore the topic almost completely.
