Jordan Mechner on Nostr: I never realized that the English word "dandelion" comes from "dents-de-lion" (lion's ...

I never realized that the English word "dandelion" comes from "dents-de-lion" (lion's tooth)... even though I'm an American living in France. You'd think that would have clicked sooner.

I think I need this book. It looks lovely, and it's "for children age 3 to 100," so I'm right in the range!

https://www.themarginalian.org/2019/06/17/the-lost-words-macfarlane-morris/