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[-] ganksy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Why is Imbacillis weak not dim?

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 months ago

I guess the etymology of the English word imbecile comes from a Latin word meaning physically weak.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Exactly. It came to mean "mentally weak."

[-] lunarul@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Romans were not great at English I guess

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Imbécillis. They're not germy or diseased

(well they might be but that's not the only way to be weak)

this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2024
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