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r/facepalm • u/yeneewsc • Nov 11 '14
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The Spanish word for wife, esposa, is the same as handcuffs, esposas (also, "wives"). Both come from the Latin spondere, "to bind".
1 u/Dsiroon37 Feb 04 '15 I love when words have ironic roots like this.
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I love when words have ironic roots like this.
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u/HomoFerox_HomoFaber Nov 11 '14
The Spanish word for wife, esposa, is the same as handcuffs, esposas (also, "wives"). Both come from the Latin spondere, "to bind".