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It's been 30 years and I still can't get over the fact that the French word for "potatoes" is "ground apples." Have The French never had an apple? (midwest.social)

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[–] [email protected] 127 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

"apple" used to be a generic term for fruit. So it's actually "fruit of the earth", the French are poetic like that

[–] [email protected] 59 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

“apple” used to be a generic term for fruit.

Oh, that explains the myth that Adam and Eve at an apple, when a specific fruit is never mentioned.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/apple

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

But… we’re talking French and Adam and Eve was written in Hebrew. Is it the same for Hebrew?