The expected reflex of Latin 'cultūra' ("culture") in French would be *'couture', however the actual French word 'couture' doesn't actually mean "culture" because that would be way too easy and fuck you, that's why.
I spent years thinking haute couture literally meant "high culture" with the French snobbishly using the word for "culture" to refer to all fashion.
But no. Totally unrelated. Pure coincidence. I hate it.
Posted Dec 13, 2020, 7:06 AM UTC
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