- school. the oldest meaning I can find is “to hold, hold in one’s power, to have”. the word scheme shares this root. that root comes from PIE. in French, the word for school is école. in general, the rule about “é” in French is that it turns into “s” in English (école = school; éleve = student… slave).
- favorite. this comes from French, and it means “to favor”.
- fruit. this is from Latin. it comes from the same root as frugal; the root meant “to use, enjoy”. up until ~1225 AD it also meant vegetables!
- dessert. this is also from French. it means “last course”, and literally means “removal of what has been served”. it’s from the verb desservir, which means “to un-serve”.
Reposted from August 10 @ Say Yes to Salad.