Square Singer@feddit.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-29 months agoIf "infant" means child does that mean that "fant" means adult?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareIf "infant" means child does that mean that "fant" means adult?Square Singer@feddit.de to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-29 months agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareEthanol@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·9 months agoAccording to wiktionary infant comes from the Latin word infans, meaning “unable to speak”. The term fans means “to speak”. Not sure if your Fanta can speak though :P
minus-square6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·9 months agoWhich is why we have “infantry.” Soldiers who don’t speak and follow orders
minus-squareGilles_D@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoAs a side note here, Fanta was derived from the German word „Fantasie“. I don’t think it needs translating.
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·9 months agoSide note on the side note: Fanta was invented in nazi Germany because they couldn’t import all the ingredients for Cola
minus-squarez500@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-29 months ago🇬🇧 fantasy 🇮🇹 fantasia 🇫🇷 fantaisie 🇨🇿 fantazie 🇸🇰 fantazia 🇷🇺 фантазия 🇩🇪 FANTASIE
minus-squareidunnololz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoAh yes, a reference to the thousand year dream /s
minus-squareLolaCat@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoSo it wouldn’t be technically wrong to refer to mute people as infants right? /s
minus-squareSgtAStrawberry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoProbably falls into the same or similar category as calling them dumb, ones open a time an acceptable word to call them, but not really today. You know unless you are looking to insult them for being mute.
According to wiktionary infant comes from the Latin word infans, meaning “unable to speak”. The term fans means “to speak”.
Not sure if your Fanta can speak though :P
Which is why we have “infantry.” Soldiers who don’t speak and follow orders
As a side note here, Fanta was derived from the German word „Fantasie“. I don’t think it needs translating.
Side note on the side note: Fanta was invented in nazi Germany because they couldn’t import all the ingredients for Cola
🇬🇧 fantasy
🇮🇹 fantasia
🇫🇷 fantaisie
🇨🇿 fantazie
🇸🇰 fantazia
🇷🇺 фантазия
🇩🇪 FANTASIE
q.e.d.
Ah yes, a reference to the thousand year dream /s
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So it wouldn’t be technically wrong to refer to mute people as infants right? /s
Probably falls into the same or similar category as calling them dumb, ones open a time an acceptable word to call them, but not really today. You know unless you are looking to insult them for being mute.