Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoFor reference, San Diego and Tijuana back right up to each other and have one of the busiest border crossings in the country. You’re going to hear Spanish there.
minus-squareTryenjer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoBtw, San Diego would be Saint James.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThat’s interesting and all but many Spanish speaking people have had family on this side of the border since California was a Mexican territory.
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s wild that the name Diego becomes James in English! I would’ve thought of Daniel or something but no, JAMES
minus-squareTryenjer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoDiego (Diogo in Portuguese) is a modification of the name Tiago which in turn is the diminutive of Santiago which is the name of the apostle James in Spanish and Portuguese. Maybe Saint Jim would convey the idea better?
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoSan Diego <- Santiago <- Sant Iago <- Sanctus Iákōbos -> Sanct Iacobus -> Saint Iacomus -> Saint James And Iákōbos from Hebrew Yaaqob
minus-squareGreatRam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoSo Jacob and James come from the same origin?
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoThat is correct. Greek Iakóbos to Latin Iacobus to Jakobus to late latin Jacomus to early French Jammes to english James vs a more direct Yaaqob to Jacob or via Jakobus to Jacob This also explains why the short form of James is Jim, via french Jaime And how Jack and James and Jim and Jacob and Seamus and Thiego and Diego and Jaime and Giacomo, Iacopo and Hamish are all related.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoLeave it to the French to simply ignore a whole syllable in the middle of the word.
For reference, San Diego and Tijuana back right up to each other and have one of the busiest border crossings in the country.
You’re going to hear Spanish there.
Btw, San Diego would be Saint James.
That’s interesting and all but many Spanish speaking people have had family on this side of the border since California was a Mexican territory.
It’s wild that the name Diego becomes James in English!
I would’ve thought of Daniel or something but no, JAMES
Diego (Diogo in Portuguese) is a modification of the name Tiago which in turn is the diminutive of Santiago which is the name of the apostle James in Spanish and Portuguese.
Maybe Saint Jim would convey the idea better?
San Diego <- Santiago <- Sant Iago <- Sanctus Iákōbos -> Sanct Iacobus -> Saint Iacomus -> Saint James
And Iákōbos from Hebrew Yaaqob
So Jacob and James come from the same origin?
That is correct. Greek Iakóbos to Latin Iacobus to Jakobus to late latin Jacomus to early French Jammes to english James
vs a more direct Yaaqob to Jacob or via Jakobus to Jacob
This also explains why the short form of James is Jim, via french Jaime
And how Jack and James and Jim and Jacob and Seamus and Thiego and Diego and Jaime and Giacomo, Iacopo and Hamish are all related.
Leave it to the French to simply ignore a whole syllable in the middle of the word.