

Puppy is likely from Middle French poupée "doll, toy", and puppet is apparently from Middle French poupette, the diminutive of poupée.
Along similar lines:GrandPiano wrote: ↑12 Jan 2019 23:55 If Latin fūnus comes from the PIE root *dʰew-, then "death" and "funeral" are related.
nice. I used to believe that
How are they cognates?Dormouse559 wrote: ↑01 Sep 2019 15:18coriander and cilantro
Okay, this pair probably isn't surprising for that many people, but I had a big "Aha!" moment when a cooking show mentioned they come from the same plant.
They both come from Latin coriandrum; the former through Anglo-Norman/French, the latter through Spanish. When the show mentioned the botanical connection, I began to notice the similar consonants and vowels and decided to investigate.
I don't know. Are they?eldin raigmore wrote:Are arugula and “rocket lettuce” cognates?
According to Wiktionary, yes.Dormouse559 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2019 04:43I don't know. Are they?eldin raigmore wrote:Are arugula and “rocket lettuce” cognates?