Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy, in Spanish, is saint sometimes San and sometimes Santa for naming cities?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down11
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareWhy, in Spanish, is saint sometimes San and sometimes Santa for naming cities?Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareVenia Silente@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoMy understanding is we have the Dutch to blame for that as they named him “Sante” and Spanish-speaking countries adapted the sound into “a” for whatever reason. Basically it’s “whole” proper name derived from elsewhere.
My understanding is we have the Dutch to blame for that as they named him “Sante” and Spanish-speaking countries adapted the sound into “a” for whatever reason. Basically it’s “whole” proper name derived from elsewhere.