Aug 24
Here Are Some Words That Seem Like They Should Be Related But Actually Aren't at All
Posted in: Today's Chili
Did you know the words “male” and “female” aren’t actually related to each other? As in, there’s no “male” in “female.” The word male is derived from the Latin word masculus, while the word female comes from the French word femelle. It sounded close enough so we just made them both pronounced like male. Damn, patriarchy.
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