isnt 'fenetre' french for window?
One of the few things i remember from french at school
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Thu 23 Apr 2009, 11:26,
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hey I get to dig out one of my exciting trufax
as a linguist the following interests me, though may not interest others.
Most German words come from a different root to English ones. We get many of ours from Latin.
However, the word 'Window' is completely different to the Latin word 'finestra' - which is where the French get their word 'fenĂȘtre'. But the German word is 'Fenster' - one of the few they get from Latin.
In my warped and miserable world, this is an exciting Trufax.
You may now continue as you were.
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Thu 23 Apr 2009, 11:32,
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Most German words come from a different root to English ones. We get many of ours from Latin.
However, the word 'Window' is completely different to the Latin word 'finestra' - which is where the French get their word 'fenĂȘtre'. But the German word is 'Fenster' - one of the few they get from Latin.
In my warped and miserable world, this is an exciting Trufax.
You may now continue as you were.