At first glance, it is a truism to say that we know the words we use. But if we dig a little deeper into the etymology of the terms of our daily life, we realize that they are completely foreign to us.
Did you know that "ointment" originally meant "apple ointment"? that a "gnome" characterizes an "inhabitant of the earth"? or even that a "dromedary" qualifies in his first certificates a "camel that runs"?
The French language is made up of words with unusual origins. Will you recognize them? Le Figaro offers you, through Bescherelle Le vocabulaire pour tous by Adeline Lesot, to test your knowledge.
