Surprisingly few people know that the word 'anime' actually comes from the French phrase 'ร Nรฎmes', which literally means 'to [the city of] Nรฎmes'.
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Stoori Raisiolainen (stoori@polyglot.city)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 17:52:03 UTC Stoori Raisiolainen - Santa Claes ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ likes this.
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Anne C.A. Baanen (vierkantor@mastodon.vierkantor.com)'s status on Sunday, 23-Jan-2022 18:54:16 UTC Anne C.A. Baanen @Stoori Confusingly, "denim" comes from the French phrase "d'anime" which literally means "from anime".
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