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minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoApparently that one doesn’t follow this rule, and is instead derived from the Latin word “retardare,” meaning “to make something go slower.”
minus-squarecsolisr@hub.azkware.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAs a Spanish speaker, I was already aware of that, but imagine if someone thought that the act of reting was a thing by analogy
Apparently that one doesn’t follow this rule, and is instead derived from the Latin word “retardare,” meaning “to make something go slower.”
As a Spanish speaker, I was already aware of that, but imagine if someone thought that the act of reting was a thing by analogy