Hello all, here's the US Amazon links to my books. Volume 01: bit.ly/originofnames Volume 02: bit.ly/WordOriginsBook While I am unable to link to all countries and all locations I know you guys are smart enough to figure out how to order it, grab a copy of one or both if you don't have one already xxx
Origins of nautical names could be a theme for a future episode. Fore. Aft. Port. Starboard. Poop deck. Mizzen. Fathom. Etc. A wealth of words you might enjoy digging into. If you can dig at sea. 😆
In fact, Coca Cola used some cocaine in 1885 to popularize the drink. However, this was banned and the recipe had to be changed. The kola fruit is also used.
I didn't know that about French Toast! I guess I had assumed, since in a lot of restaurants it's served as rectangular strips purpose made instead of whole bread slices, that the strips were "frenched", ie sliced, the same origin of french fries (frenched fried potatoes). I could easily see the origin being a shortened form of 'frenched toasted fried egg bread' or something.
It's actually the other way around with avocados. The Nahuatl word _āhuacatl_ originally referred to the fruit, but was also used as a euphemism for testicles. It's a bit like how we in English use "nuts" to refer to testicles.
“The principal use of the kola nut is in flavoring soft drinks.” And the principal LEGAL use of coca leaves is also in flavoring soft drinks. But the principal ACTUAL use is something that was legal for Sherlock Holmes but is not legal for anyone today!
I've had French toast in France, a hamburger in Hamburg, a frankfurter and Frankfurt, a waffle in Belgium, Turkish Delight in turkey and Swedish meatballs in Sweden 😁
It's really interesting that in india and the middle east, the name of tea is closer to the Chinese word, Chai and Shai. Is it because of certain alternate trade routs?
As far as I'm aware, places that got tea by land call it something similar to cha, while the ones that got tea by sea, call it something similar to te (tea). But the latter is mainly in Min dialect, which contrary to other Chinese dialects, didn't go through Middle Chinese phase and branched out directly from Classical Chinese. The thing is that retroflex sounds (like the 'ch' in cha) might have a different evolution, because among those sounds they also retroflex t at some point in history. So posibly that's why it's pronounced with retroflex 'ch' in other dialects and 't' in Min dialect.
I always read that Hamburgers were popularized by sailors from Hamburg looking for the fast-cooking ground meat sandwich they ate at home. They convinced a guy running a food cart in a port city in Connecticut to make them, and other people liked them because they were cheap and easy to eat quickly. The Kellog-era health food craze led to the idea that ground beef was easy to digest, and therefore was good for invalids, and the elderly. That extended to Salisbury steak (a hamburger patty with gravy). And of course Frankfurters were sausages from Frankfurt. - popular because they were cheap and quick and easy to prepare
Seriously didn't know about French toast. Kind of knew about cola. Avocado? That was a surprise. Water? Never gave it a second thought before now. And I had a hamburger for lunch today 😋
Avocados get their name not so much from their individual shape as from being borne in pairs, two to each stalk-- and being too heavy for the stalk to stay upright, they hang down. Like testicles! Unlike, say, apples, they are harvested by being cut from their stalks, and they don't really ripen properly if the nubbin of stalk is knocked off. Always check when you buy.
Another food named after a German city is the frankfurter, named after the city of Frankfurt in central Germany. The full name is Frankfurt am Main, [translation frankfurt on the Main] The Main is a river.
I remember in school, one of my classmates insisted that Pepsi was actually a Coke product because it was called "Pepsi-Cola". They wouldn't listen when I told them that cola was just the generic name of the drink.
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Hello all, here's the US Amazon links to my books.
Volume 01: bit.ly/originofnames
Volume 02: bit.ly/WordOriginsBook
While I am unable to link to all countries and all locations I know you guys are smart enough to figure out how to order it, grab a copy of one or both if you don't have one already xxx
I really like the topics lately.
Origins of nautical names could be a theme for a future episode. Fore. Aft. Port. Starboard. Poop deck. Mizzen. Fathom. Etc. A wealth of words you might enjoy digging into. If you can dig at sea. 😆
Eating guacamole huh? You got some balls!
The proto-indo-european word “ap” caught my attention, because in Romania we call water “apă”
The Slavic word is "vod" or "wod", which is the origin of the name of another beverage, vodka (literally, "little water").
the romanian is actually from the proto-italic root akʷā and ultimately from PIE h₂ekʷeh₂, and unrelated to 'ap'
in kurdish is apa is there any connection??
In fact, Coca Cola used some cocaine in 1885 to popularize the drink. However, this was banned and the recipe had to be changed. The kola fruit is also used.
I didn't know that about French Toast! I guess I had assumed, since in a lot of restaurants it's served as rectangular strips purpose made instead of whole bread slices, that the strips were "frenched", ie sliced, the same origin of french fries (frenched fried potatoes). I could easily see the origin being a shortened form of 'frenched toasted fried egg bread' or something.
It should be noted that Louis' Lunch, in New Haven, Connecticut, claims to have served hamburgers on toast since 1900.
It's actually the other way around with avocados. The Nahuatl word _āhuacatl_ originally referred to the fruit, but was also used as a euphemism for testicles. It's a bit like how we in English use "nuts" to refer to testicles.
I have seen early mentions of hamburgers referred to as " steak served in the Hamburg style"
“The principal use of the kola nut is in flavoring soft drinks.” And the principal LEGAL use of coca leaves is also in flavoring soft drinks. But the principal ACTUAL use is something that was legal for Sherlock Holmes but is not legal for anyone today!
Love your channel bro ❤️
I've had French toast in France, a hamburger in Hamburg, a frankfurter and Frankfurt, a waffle in Belgium, Turkish Delight in turkey and Swedish meatballs in Sweden 😁
I must say though a half avocado does kind of resemble a athletic cup in shape.
It's really interesting that in india and the middle east, the name of tea is closer to the Chinese word, Chai and Shai. Is it because of certain alternate trade routs?
In Romania we call it ceai(chai)
Chai and Tea both have Chinese roots, but different regional languages.
As far as I'm aware, places that got tea by land call it something similar to cha, while the ones that got tea by sea, call it something similar to te (tea).
But the latter is mainly in Min dialect, which contrary to other Chinese dialects, didn't go through Middle Chinese phase and branched out directly from Classical Chinese. The thing is that retroflex sounds (like the 'ch' in cha) might have a different evolution, because among those sounds they also retroflex t at some point in history. So posibly that's why it's pronounced with retroflex 'ch' in other dialects and 't' in Min dialect.
5:09 alligator pear!? well they do not feel like a alligator at all as a fact
I always read that Hamburgers were popularized by sailors from Hamburg looking for the fast-cooking ground meat sandwich they ate at home. They convinced a guy running a food cart in a port city in Connecticut to make them, and other people liked them because they were cheap and easy to eat quickly. The Kellog-era health food craze led to the idea that ground beef was easy to digest, and therefore was good for invalids, and the elderly. That extended to Salisbury steak (a hamburger patty with gravy).
And of course Frankfurters were sausages from Frankfurt. - popular because they were cheap and quick and easy to prepare
Seriously didn't know about French toast. Kind of knew about cola. Avocado? That was a surprise. Water? Never gave it a second thought before now.
And I had a hamburger for lunch today 😋
It's interesting that, in the Boston area, they still call hamburger "Hamburg".
@Nicki Montie yes that is true to a point though more often for ground beef like you'd use to make meatloaf or meatballs etc.
Avocados get their name not so much from their individual shape as from being borne in pairs, two to each stalk-- and being too heavy for the stalk to stay upright, they hang down. Like testicles! Unlike, say, apples, they are harvested by being cut from their stalks, and they don't really ripen properly if the nubbin of stalk is knocked off. Always check when you buy.
So the name Coca-Cola is basically the same as being a kool kid in the 90s.
"Cool Kids drink Cocaine-Kola"
Tea in Portuguese is chá, pronounced sha.
Can you provide a source to the existence of PIE 'ap'? from my knowledge we know that the 'Water' is from PIE *wódr̥ and not from "*wed and *ap"
Well...now I'm hungry.
I love ur videos !!
Another food named after a German city is the frankfurter, named after the city of Frankfurt in central Germany. The full name is Frankfurt am Main, [translation frankfurt on the Main] The Main is a river.
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I remember in school, one of my classmates insisted that Pepsi was actually a Coke product because it was called "Pepsi-Cola". They wouldn't listen when I told them that cola was just the generic name of the drink.
Avocado also has another name in South America: Palta
Does anyone else remember the Uncola Nut?
7:11 Eggy bread🤘