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 Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:25 pm
Sabin Duvert "Potato, which is the English term for Solanum tuberosum, is a Carib loanword. It was first "borrowed" by the Spanish, who used the word patata" patata, from Carib (Haiti) batata "sweet potato" *Shrugs*? oh holy cr*p. happy birfday! xd heart
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:25 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:26 pm
@ Ivory - Thankyou!! xd heart
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:26 pm
The word potato comes from the Haitian word "batata" which refers to a variety of sweet potatoes. The word came into Spanish as "patata." When the later variants (called papas by the natives) were found, they were also called "patata," and the word made its way into English as potato.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:26 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:28 pm
Natsube got that one ^^;
The word Potato (and tomato, along with others) are originally Nahuatl. There was no "term" in Quechua (sp), there are simply too many... so the Conquistadors (sp?) used the Nahuatl word. Which was spoken in the Aztec empire.
Other languages will take words to claim as their own. Same with foods - hence why I used potatoes for those two questions (they've migrated to almost everywhere on earth, the hearty little things).
NO MORE with those! xD you guys were good sports, though *luffs on all*
QUESTION 12. (prob my last for awhile, I have to do homework)
WHAT MONTH IS SIRENZ's BIRTHDAY IN?
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:28 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:28 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:29 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:29 pm
The month of SURPISE? O.o
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:29 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:29 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:29 pm
Actually, I thought it was February, but I gotta run.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:29 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:30 pm
Yo no es que la pregunta es. xD Mmnnn me gustaria una patata.... tengo hambre, crying ;;
And now I gotta go
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