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>we would have likely taken "human" from the older latin word "humanis".

Possibly. My point is that a loan word tends to adopt the grammar of the language it's adoped into at the time it was adoped.

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If you make some popcorn in a pan, then turn off the heat and add more kernels, the new ones aren't going to be popped. Because the condition which caused the popping has already stopped. Similarly, new loanwords by default aren't affected by a process that has already stopped.

When people are saying that in Finnish....arent they giving an unspoken opinion about those things? Like "this sucks" or "this is wonderful", dont you think so too? Because there's no point in just telling people something you know they already know. The end goal has to be something else.

Watched into the wild, and I guess he potentially went into the wild

Yeah etymon line is great for getting lost in rabbit holes

They generally do a good job of noting when something is speculative or debated

What would be your reasoning for thinking grandchildren by 40 is a success? I personally don't believe anyone thinks that but I'm trying to keep an open mind.

I think part of my brain collapsed reading that.

I think ruby may be drowning on the shower, someone check up on them

Huh, yea that is a good resource!
I guess I just went on a journey on wiktionary, which told me that the origin of latin manus was disputed, although possibly connected. That's why I asked, so I also didn't arrive at the same root for them both.
I'm not actually a historical linguist, so I couldn't tell any more about it, but etymonline is generally pretty good afaik

Fresh Prince has Goooogle meanings

Well of course the languages a word is based on are going to affect the spelling. I understand etymology is a thing lol. That just seems like a really obvious answer for anyone posting about English in this subreddit.

If Normandy hadn't invaded England, we would have likely taken "human" from the older latin word "humanis".

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Or a partner says they are ready to commit then marries within 12 months.

So yours is a false thought.

This is a good resource

“*man- (2) Proto-Indo-European root meaning "hand." It forms all or part of: amanuensis; command; commando; commend; countermand; demand; Edmund; emancipate; legerdemain; maintain; manacle; manage; manciple; mandamus; mandate; manege; maneuver; manicure; manifest; manipulation; manner; manque; mansuetude; manual; manubrium; manufacture; manumission; manumit; manure; manuscript; mastiff; Maundy Thursday; mortmain; Raymond; recommend; remand; Sigismund.”

I have never once heard anyone make such a claim. The only accounting of age I've ever seen for someone who was under 40 with grandkids was "oh my, you must have had kids so young and so did your kids". It's seen the exact same way as having children before 20. Or worse.

Technically it has many meanings from all the language in the world maybe. Some words in english same spelling and or same pronunciation has other meanings if you translate it

So ... it's full just below the pressure that causes it to break?

I know most plural french words include an S on the end and Normandy invaded England, which contributed to middle English taking up some Middle French words...but are you sure other loan languages use an "s" for plural?

(I'm really don't know/am genuinely asking. )

I haven't heard anyone claim that man comes from the word for 'hand?' In fact, I'm not sure what that PIE root for 'hand' is tbh

Of course, the origin of the word human might also go back to PIE, but it's a later addition to English, yea

Is it though? It's denser at extreme depth. I'm trying to get my tired brain around this and failing.

I was watching V for Vendetta last night and I'm starting to suspect he might have died

Never heard anyone thinking that's success. But I've seen people being horrified of someone being a grandparent very young, like in their early 30s.

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Yes but when you simply pronounce it, then the definitions could differ depending on the word pronounced.