PONDER..., i was up all night thinking about this. Options

[axelrduvirage]

if we say exterior and interior, why don't we say exhaust and inhaust?

inspired by the one and only exsane...wurd!!

[orvillescelica]

interior and exterior are derived from latin, 'inter' and 'exterus' meaning inside and outside. Exhaust is also latin, from 'exhaustus'. Now if we derived our word for 'to take in' from latin, 'concipio,' then you probably would have slept fine last night not even thinking about this. Instead we use a more modern english translation of "take in" or 'intake.'


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[malpaso]

interior and exterior are derived from latin, 'inter' and 'exterus' meaning inside and outside. Exhaust is also latin, from 'exhaustus'. Now if we derived our word for 'to take in' from latin, 'concipio,' then you probably would have slept fine last night not even thinking about this. Instead we use a more modern english translation of "take in" or 'intake.'


i would like to thank google and my work for giving the the resources and time, respectivly, to help answer this question.

That's right, I'm really surpriced how many words has Latin and English shared (or similar)...

[mzztoyota]

That's right, I'm really surpriced how many words has Latin and English shared (or similar)...

Yeah, even though English is a Germanic language, most of the words actually have Latin origins because of the Norman Conquest a looooong time ago, where Normandy (a region in NW France) conquered the "Kingdom of England". The Normans imposed their language on the English-speakers, and at the time, Latin was all the rave, so English incorporated a lot of Latin and over time, about 80% of the English vocabulary became Latin-based...

sorry, English major

if you're bored enough: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest