"Devil's Bridge, Or *ponte Della Maddalena*, Is A Stunning Medieval Stone Bridge In Borgo A Mozzano, Tuscany, Italy"
"Built in the 11th century, it spans the Serchio River and is renowned for its distinctive, picturesque arch and local legends.
According to folklore, the bridge was constructed with the help of the devil, who was tricked by the townspeople into completing it under a pact that required the soul of the first to cross.
Despite the legend, historical records suggest the bridge was built to facilitate travel and commerce in the region"
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Daph 1 month ago
#1 1865 isn't ancient. Very old, yes. But not ancient.
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Cordelia 1 month ago
Daph,But the poop is
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Arie 1 month ago
Daph,
embarrassed about your age, boomer?
embarrassed about your age, boomer?
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Mose 1 month ago
#15 How many others Googled 'incunabula'?
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Nibby 1 month ago
Mose,
I did now.
I did now.
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Delphi 1 month ago
Mose, I knew I'd seen the word before; took some meaning from the context; but yeah I had to look it up. Glad I did. I love me some deep etymology, and this is good. From dictionary.com:
First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin: “straps holding a baby in a cradle, earliest home, birthplace,” probably equivalent to unattested *incūnā(re) “to place in a cradle” ( in- in- 2 + unattested -cūnāre, verbal derivative of cūnae “cradle”) + -bula, plural of -bulum suffix of instrument; incunabula def 1 as translation of German Wiegendrucke
Lotsa words from this. First, in modern Spanish, a 'cuña' is a crib; no surprise there. I'm guessing English words such as 'county' and 'country' come from the same root. But of course, there is at least one word which has to come from the same source, but will rarely, if ever, be mentioned in school: cunt. Sorry if I ruffled anyone's feathers on that, but in linguistics, you talk about a word such as that the same way you'd talk about any other word. And remember, the same word in the same language can be inexcusably vulgar in one place, yet no more than a discourtesy in another place which speaks the same language. More than once, I've had to alert an Australian to the difference between the use of cunt in Australia and the use of it in the US. For the yankees in the house: in Australia it means something about the same as 'j#rk' in the US. Not exactly polite or graceful, but not gonna get you slapped. Of course, if we were to delve into the history of 'j#rk' in the States, it might reveal a somewhat more impolite meaning than it has now. And no, I'm not talking about its possible relation to 'Soda J#rk'.
First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin: “straps holding a baby in a cradle, earliest home, birthplace,” probably equivalent to unattested *incūnā(re) “to place in a cradle” ( in- in- 2 + unattested -cūnāre, verbal derivative of cūnae “cradle”) + -bula, plural of -bulum suffix of instrument; incunabula def 1 as translation of German Wiegendrucke
Lotsa words from this. First, in modern Spanish, a 'cuña' is a crib; no surprise there. I'm guessing English words such as 'county' and 'country' come from the same root. But of course, there is at least one word which has to come from the same source, but will rarely, if ever, be mentioned in school: cunt. Sorry if I ruffled anyone's feathers on that, but in linguistics, you talk about a word such as that the same way you'd talk about any other word. And remember, the same word in the same language can be inexcusably vulgar in one place, yet no more than a discourtesy in another place which speaks the same language. More than once, I've had to alert an Australian to the difference between the use of cunt in Australia and the use of it in the US. For the yankees in the house: in Australia it means something about the same as 'j#rk' in the US. Not exactly polite or graceful, but not gonna get you slapped. Of course, if we were to delve into the history of 'j#rk' in the States, it might reveal a somewhat more impolite meaning than it has now. And no, I'm not talking about its possible relation to 'Soda J#rk'.
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Vert 1 weeks ago
Delphi, Hey Iz, I've been meaning to ask: why do you censor 'j#rk', but not 'c#nt'? Just curious. Linguists would have a lot of fun discussing that.
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Pate 1 month ago
Many of those places shown, I want to go see. A few I have already.
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Pleasant 1 month ago
Seems like everything amazing in Turkey, was made by foreigners
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Vert 1 weeks ago
Another great list. More like this. Thanks.
embarrassed about your age, boomer?
I did now.
First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin: “straps holding a baby in a cradle, earliest home, birthplace,” probably equivalent to unattested *incūnā(re) “to place in a cradle” ( in- in- 2 + unattested -cūnāre, verbal derivative of cūnae “cradle”) + -bula, plural of -bulum suffix of instrument; incunabula def 1 as translation of German Wiegendrucke
Lotsa words from this. First, in modern Spanish, a 'cuña' is a crib; no surprise there. I'm guessing English words such as 'county' and 'country' come from the same root. But of course, there is at least one word which has to come from the same source, but will rarely, if ever, be mentioned in school: cunt. Sorry if I ruffled anyone's feathers on that, but in linguistics, you talk about a word such as that the same way you'd talk about any other word. And remember, the same word in the same language can be inexcusably vulgar in one place, yet no more than a discourtesy in another place which speaks the same language. More than once, I've had to alert an Australian to the difference between the use of cunt in Australia and the use of it in the US. For the yankees in the house: in Australia it means something about the same as 'j#rk' in the US. Not exactly polite or graceful, but not gonna get you slapped. Of course, if we were to delve into the history of 'j#rk' in the States, it might reveal a somewhat more impolite meaning than it has now. And no, I'm not talking about its possible relation to 'Soda J#rk'.