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		ivanhoe 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The 600-year-old origins of the word 'hello' I'm confused that, speaking of origins, they don't mention at all Spanish "hola", having literally the same meaning as hello?

layer8 1 day ago [–]

> the lyrical, almost poetic quality of "hola" and "olá", favoured by the Romance languages

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