tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150415137202876374.post8133475332486992676..comments2023-09-15T06:16:26.098-07:00Comments on الف لسان mille langues χιλιοι γλωσσῶν: five-ohjdmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06146279288214371713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150415137202876374.post-59573530695103609612007-12-11T19:40:00.000-08:002007-12-11T19:40:00.000-08:00Here are some theories suggesting a German origin,...<A HREF="http://www.cornelsen.de/teachweb/1.c.42745.de?parentID=1.c.134739.de" REL="nofollow">Here</A> are some theories suggesting a German origin, but what authority they might have, I can't say.<BR/><BR/> * Flic viendrait du mot flick, de l'argot des malfaiteurs allemands, attesté dès le XVIème siècle et qui avait le sens de "garçon, jeune homme".<BR/> * Flic pourrait également venir d'un autre mot allemand: Fliege, qui signifie "mouche", par transposition du mot d'argot français mouche, qui signifiait "policier" ; ce mot aurait été véhiculé par l'intermédiaire de la langue des Juifs d'origine allemande.<BR/> * Flic serait issu de la forme flica, qui signifie "claquer", qui serait une variante du latin fligere "battre" ou du germanique flinke, "frapper"; ceci faisant allusion au pouvoir qu'ont les policiers avec leurs armes.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150415137202876374.post-33608096110470743522007-12-10T15:59:00.000-08:002007-12-10T15:59:00.000-08:00(second attempt)French slang "cochon" for "pig" (r...(second attempt)<BR/><BR/>French slang "cochon" for "pig" (referring to a policeman) is indeed a literal translation from English. Before American English started to have an overwhelming influence on French, the common slang word for French policemen was "les vaches" (the cows). "Cochon", in addition to meaning literally "pig", was also used as an adjective for "dirty" (physically or mentally). "Vache" was also used as an adjective qualifying a person who would play "dirty tricks", as well as such unfair and unjust actions.mlthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08134804588085074565noreply@blogger.com