Re: OT: the euro & 01.01.02 (was NATLANG/FONT:)
| From: | Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, December 18, 2001, 13:46 |
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En réponse à Michael Poxon <m.poxon@...>:
> But isn't "ecu" French for "scum"? :-))
No, it's "écume", unrelated word. French "écu" comes from the Old French word
for "shield": "escu". Why it became used for coins I don't know, but I'm sure
many coutries in Europe had "ecus" (until modern times, since until December
the 31st, Portugal will have the "escudo", which is no more no less "écu" in
Portuguese).
Christophe.
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