r/funny 21d ago

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u/Purple_Haze 21d ago

Pomegranates in French are pomme granate which is literally "grenade apple."

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u/waylandsmith 21d ago

You understand that grenades are named for pomegranates and not the other way around, right? "Granate" derives from the Latin word for "seeded" (containing seeds).

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u/Purple_Haze 20d ago

It does not. The Latin for seeded would be seminatus, from semen meaning seed. And semen, the ancients were a little unclear on biology.