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Making icecream (slrpnk.net)
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[-] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 5 days ago

The genus name Fragaria derives from fragum ("strawberry") and -aria, a suffix used to create feminine nouns and plant names. The Latin name is thought in turn to derive from a Proto-Indo-European language root meaning "berry", either *dʰreh₂ǵ- or *sróh₂gs.[4] The genus name is sometimes mistakenly derived from fragro ("to be fragrant, to reek").

Just one example of how this predates English by millennia

this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2024
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