@Drhype@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 year agowhy there is "cult" in "difficult"?message-square2arrow-up111arrow-down13
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squarewhy there is "cult" in "difficult"?@Drhype@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square2
minus-square@fiascolinkfedilink11•1 year agoThe actual answer is that “difficult” comes from “difficulty,” which is itself from the French “difficulté.” “Cult” is a direct shortening of the Latin “cultus.” If you ever really want to look at word origins, the Online Etymology Dictionary is great: https://www.etymonline.com/word/cult#etymonline_v_450
The actual answer is that “difficult” comes from “difficulty,” which is itself from the French “difficulté.” “Cult” is a direct shortening of the Latin “cultus.”
If you ever really want to look at word origins, the Online Etymology Dictionary is great: https://www.etymonline.com/word/cult#etymonline_v_450