Who came up with words, why are colors colors? Why are animals animal?What if I want to call them.... maxi pads. Anyone else question this? Any insight on this subject please let me know.
2006-09-24 18:58:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
People had to invent words for things and used whatever came to mind.
Purple is just a name for a color (In English)
In French the same color is called Pourpre. Close but not identical.
In Spanish the same color is called Púrpura.
In German Purpurrot. Again close but not exactly the same.
Now look at Black:
In French - Noir
In Spanish - *****
In German - Schwartz
They are just names. When something new is invented a name has to be decided on.
In my grandparents lifetime there has been, automobile, airplane, telephone, television, rocket, computer, transistor, microwave, electric guitar, drive in restaurant, ATM, air conditioning, remote control, digital clocks, velcro, teflon.
That is just the few that come to mind at the moment and they are all just names that mankind has "invented" for the things in the world.
2006-09-24 19:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by FAT CAT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
entomology can tell us what language a word comes from, and how the word evolved, but it isn't going to identify the guy who made up the word "purple." I'm afraid that kind of data is lost in shrouds of history.
You are welcome to call anything whatever you like (there's Glory for you!), but it might make communication difficult.
2006-09-25 02:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by lee m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should study the entymology of our language..it is fascinating..there are many interesting word source sites on the internet that can explain much of where our words come from....
2006-09-25 02:03:40 · answer #3 · answered by billtucker67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THANK YOU! I've been wondering this for years. I'm glad to see there are others out there on the same wavelength as me.
2006-09-25 02:06:14 · answer #4 · answered by amg503 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i owned a maxi-pad once,,,,
it would not stop chewing on the furniture and peeing on the floor...... so i had to part ways with it.
2006-09-25 02:08:37 · answer #5 · answered by steelmadison 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always think about that! and i always wonder, if someone might think what i call purple is what they call red if that makes any sense...
2006-09-25 02:09:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know i always ask that same question to myself
2006-09-25 02:06:30 · answer #7 · answered by mari 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋