minus-squareCautiousYellow@lemmy.catoToday I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca•TIL the word "apron" comes from the Old French word "napron." Over time "a napron" became "an apron."linkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoorange is the same: “a norange -> an orange”, hence “una naranja” in Spanish. linkfedilink
minus-squareCautiousYellow@lemmy.catoCanada@lemmy.ca•Happy Canada Day from Foggy HalifaxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoI remember this time of year in Halifax. It would be foggy, and cold, and the foghorn would be going in the harbour. linkfedilink
orange is the same: “a norange -> an orange”, hence “una naranja” in Spanish.