Attribution: This article was based on content by @corbden on mastodon.
Original: https://defcon.social/@corbden/115539841106586116
Based on a social media post discussing etymology, language origins, linguistics.
Overview
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Key Points
The original discussion highlighted several important aspects:
The word “garlic” is one of the oldest ever words still in use, nearly unchanged from the original Proto-Indo European, meaning “spear onion,” gar+leek. [ok time for the edit of shame. My memory is no longer reliable. The “gar” bit goes back to PIE, but was a bit different (*ghaiso—), and the leek b
Conclusion
This topic deserves further exploration and discussion in the tech community.
Based on a post by @corbden on mastodon Original source: https://defcon.social/@corbden/115539841106586116
References
- The word “garlic” is one of the oldest ever words still in use, nearly unchan… — @corbden on mastodon