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madcaptenor
31 days ago
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The Faroes
"fara" appears to be cognate with English "fare" (which used to mean "journey" and now means how much you pay for one)
mr_toad
31 days ago
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And “journey” comes from the Latin diurnum, for day, which also has the same root as per diem.
Time (and distance!) are money.
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