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   Yoïn van Spijk (yvanspijk@toot.community)'s status on Monday, 19-Aug-2024 05:51:10 JST Yoïn van Spijk

   The Italian word 'aceto', meaning "vinegar", looks a lot like Spanish 'aceite', but that word means "oil". Why are their meanings so different?

   That's because etymologically, these words are entirely unrelated.

   'Aceto' comes from Latin 'acētum', while 'aceite' comes from Arabic 'az-zayt', literally "the oil".

   The infographic shows how it went.