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by coldtea 426 days ago
>The word “domesticate” comes from the Latin domus, which means “house.” Who’s the one living in a house? Not the wheat. It’s the Sapiens.

Etymology never made for very compelling arguments.

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"Free" derives from an Indo-European word that means "one of the loved ones".
Something about this free-wheeling non sequitur, if you even can call it that, is incredibly hilarious to me!