Freedom · @Freedom2B
169 followers · 518 posts · Server mastodon.socialEtymology of Ass
from the Etymology Online website:
The Old English "assa" is a back-formation from assen (she-ass), from Celtic (compare Old Irish asan, Old Cornish asen), from Latin asinus.
"Assa" replaced the Old English esol, from Proto-West Germanic "asil."
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JordiGH · @JordiGH
751 followers · 20696 posts · Server mathstodon.xyzHuh, interesting, just heard someone do a #backformation from "predator" as someone who "predates".