Oddbean new post about login | logout TIL the word "partridge" probably comes from ancient Greek "pérdomai", a word meaning "to fart". https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fen.m.wiktionary.org%2Fwiki%2Fpartridge%23%3A~%3Atext%3DNoun%2Cpartridge%2520in%2520a%2520pear%2520tree.&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl2%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1grgr6o/til_the_word_partridge_probably_comes_from/ https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/483/635/968/029/878/original/51696aa6d72fd230.jpg
