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minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agoI finally checked out the etymology of armor/armour. Somehow, only British English spells it “armour”. Even the original French doesn’t spell it that way, but “armeure”. Usually the atypical spelling is post-Webster American, due to his attempts to make spelling simpler. In this case, no spellings match the original French/Latin. Armor - Etymology, Origin & Meaning https://www.etymonline.com/word/armor
minus-squareTrackShovel@lemmy.todayOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoLeave it to the Brits to steal something, bastardize it, and then make it standard throughout the Commonwealth.
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoI always wondered why armor wasn’t a cognate with the Spanish armadura, now I know why. Thanks
I finally checked out the etymology of armor/armour.
Somehow, only British English spells it “armour”. Even the original French doesn’t spell it that way, but “armeure”.
Usually the atypical spelling is post-Webster American, due to his attempts to make spelling simpler.
In this case, no spellings match the original French/Latin.
Armor - Etymology, Origin & Meaning https://www.etymonline.com/word/armor
Leave it to the Brits to steal something, bastardize it, and then make it standard throughout the Commonwealth.
I always wondered why armor wasn’t a cognate with the Spanish armadura, now I know why. Thanks