Description
What do the words companion and mate have in common with food? What is a Calque? Listen to this episode to find out!
Sources:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/history-of-word-companion
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/companion#:~:text=companion%20(plural%20companions),accompany%20or%20travel%20with%20another.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mate
https://www.smh.com.au/national/mate-what-s-the-history-of-our-most-treasured-salutation-20210513-p57rhk.html
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comrade