• VodkaSolution @feddit.it
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    6 months ago

    Cool, I love etymology. Also mayday has a similar origin, it should come from the French m’aider, meaning help me

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      6 months ago

      I am not a specialist of old french, but m’aider would mean “to help myself” in modern french
      Interesting fact, in french the Checkmate etymology gave “Échec et mat”, which litterally meants “Failure and beaten” and the game is called “Échec”.