• Denjin
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    6 days ago

    The word comes from the Latin alius meaning other

      • Denjin
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        6 days ago

        Lol, I made no judgement about the use of the word, merely giving the etymology. I’m sorry you misinterpreted me as defending xenophobia.

        From the Greek xeno meaning strange.

        • Tiger666@lemmy.ca
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          5 days ago

          Maybe read the room a little before posting. My sarcasm, in this case, is very warranted, but you “correcting” me with an etymology lesson really makes you look apologetic. Why would you post something so irrelevant to the conversation?

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      6 days ago

      Yet amerika is the only country ive ever heard that uses that term. Funny that all the countries that have latin as a base for the language dont dehumanise people with that word.