▲ 203 ▼ What Gasoline is called around the World (i.redd.it) submitted 1 year ago by EfreetSK@lemmy.world to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/rgap1e/what_gasoline_is_called_around_the_world/
[–] lime@feddit.nu 25 points 1 year ago (6 children) the word, bro :v permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Blackout@fedia.io 18 points 1 year ago (5 children) It translates to steam oil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 17 points 1 year ago (4 children) i see! thanks. so it's basically the same word as gas-oline then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackout@fedia.io -2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Did you think it was going to be "Phoenix urine" or something cool like that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) no, it was mostly because the map is weird; the green part is not all "benzene", it's many different words rooted in the german "benzin". so my assumption was that "other" languages probably have words based on the big, common words too, just not in a way the map creator understood. and you at least confirmed that for one country! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago It does look like a pretty neat calque. I hadn't noticed that the -oline ending was likely related to oleum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago I mean, sometimes China does do that. Per the other commenter diesel gets "kindling oil", which might not involve mythical creatures but still is a neat thing to call it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackout@fedia.io 18 points 1 year ago (5 children) It translates to steam oil permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 17 points 1 year ago (4 children) i see! thanks. so it's basically the same word as gas-oline then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackout@fedia.io -2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Did you think it was going to be "Phoenix urine" or something cool like that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) no, it was mostly because the map is weird; the green part is not all "benzene", it's many different words rooted in the german "benzin". so my assumption was that "other" languages probably have words based on the big, common words too, just not in a way the map creator understood. and you at least confirmed that for one country! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago It does look like a pretty neat calque. I hadn't noticed that the -oline ending was likely related to oleum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago I mean, sometimes China does do that. Per the other commenter diesel gets "kindling oil", which might not involve mythical creatures but still is a neat thing to call it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 17 points 1 year ago (4 children) i see! thanks. so it's basically the same word as gas-oline then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackout@fedia.io -2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Did you think it was going to be "Phoenix urine" or something cool like that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) no, it was mostly because the map is weird; the green part is not all "benzene", it's many different words rooted in the german "benzin". so my assumption was that "other" languages probably have words based on the big, common words too, just not in a way the map creator understood. and you at least confirmed that for one country! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago It does look like a pretty neat calque. I hadn't noticed that the -oline ending was likely related to oleum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago I mean, sometimes China does do that. Per the other commenter diesel gets "kindling oil", which might not involve mythical creatures but still is a neat thing to call it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackout@fedia.io -2 points 1 year ago (3 children) Did you think it was going to be "Phoenix urine" or something cool like that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) no, it was mostly because the map is weird; the green part is not all "benzene", it's many different words rooted in the german "benzin". so my assumption was that "other" languages probably have words based on the big, common words too, just not in a way the map creator understood. and you at least confirmed that for one country! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago It does look like a pretty neat calque. I hadn't noticed that the -oline ending was likely related to oleum. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago I mean, sometimes China does do that. Per the other commenter diesel gets "kindling oil", which might not involve mythical creatures but still is a neat thing to call it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) no, it was mostly because the map is weird; the green part is not all "benzene", it's many different words rooted in the german "benzin". so my assumption was that "other" languages probably have words based on the big, common words too, just not in a way the map creator understood. and you at least confirmed that for one country! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago It does look like a pretty neat calque. I hadn't noticed that the -oline ending was likely related to oleum. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago It does look like a pretty neat calque. I hadn't noticed that the -oline ending was likely related to oleum. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago I mean, sometimes China does do that. Per the other commenter diesel gets "kindling oil", which might not involve mythical creatures but still is a neat thing to call it. permalink fedilink source parent