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From kissing to having sex
In most varieties of French, baiser is a vulgar word for having intercourse. Its original meaning is 'to kiss'. This became a euphemism for having sex. Curiously, the noun un baiser still just means 'a kiss'. Baiser is related to Spanish besar, Portuguese beijar and many more Romance words. The infographic shows a selection.
Letizia Bonaparte (1750-1836). mother Of Napoléon Bonaparte. Oil, 1800, By Jean Baptiste Greuze.
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Vico, Corsica. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jean-Pol_GRANDMONT
I like to think of Napoleon walking around sounding like a medieval Italian
Random Fact #6,552
How different Romance languages say ninety eight when translated back to English:
Portuguese: Ninety and eight
Galician: Ninety and eight
Romanian: Ninety and eight
Spanish/Castilian: Ninety and eight
Catalan: Ninety-eight
Corsican: Ninety eight
Italian: Ninetyeight
French: Forty-twenty-ten-eight
This native Corsican says TRANS RIGHTS !
Little homage to my Mediterranean heritage.
