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@jerrej@mastodon.social @benroyce@mastodon.social @bsletten@mastodon.social The fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil is not an apple. From this article: - In W. Europe, the fruit is often depicted as an apple. A misunderstanding of mālum, a native Latin noun which means 'evil' and mâlum which means 'apple'. - Latin authors frequently referred to the forbidden fruit as pōmum, meaning "fruit". From this, the Old French pom (modern pomme) derived, which originally also meant "fruit" but took on the meaning of #apple. #Eden