I wonder sometimes what would be the oldest extant word based on technology no longer in use. Taping an interview? Dialing someone? https://twitter.com/hels/status/679059633949011970 …
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Replying to @mwichary @girlyratfish
You will never run out of candidates. “Pen” as a writing instrument dates from the proto-Indo-European word for “feather” though quill pens became obsolete two centuries ago.
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Replying to @cdespinosa @girlyratfish
Yeah, although that feels like stretching it – implied was keeping it within the same language. :·)
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It *would* be kind of interesting to come up with examples that go back one language, two, three… see how far you can reach back in time.
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You might like the Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth. It’s full of fun stuff like this
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I have it!!! I think. Need to put it at the top of the pile. :·D
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