They are our faithful vacation companions.
Those who took the place of computer keyboards and work towels.
After months of hard work at the office, it's time for the
tennis
“racket”
, the
“crossword puzzle”
and the
“shovel”
, the one who is striving to build and rebuild sand castles.
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Our words adapt to our current environment.
Have you noticed?
The holidays mark the return of idleness, but also that of
"games"
.
On hot sand, on top of a mountain or in a beneficent countryside, the moment is propitious to launch the famous sentence:
"who wants to play a game?"
Two camps are then formed: those passionate about fun activities, those for whom
"vacation"
is synonymous with activities.
And those who loathe this proposition, the crazy people of tranquility who like to get lost in the meanders of silence.
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But where does the “game” come from?
He appears in 1100, in the form of
giu
.
It means
"fun"
, as the Trésor de la langue française notes.
Borrowed from the Latin
joccus, “joke, banter”
, it inherits a broader meaning over time:
“amusement, entertainment, in particular public games of an official or religious nature”
.
"Sieve"
,
"rake"
,
"golf"
... Do you know the delicious history of these game names?
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test
.
