Maven@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoWhats your hot take on something that doesnt matter at all?message-squaremessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up170arrow-down1message-squareWhats your hot take on something that doesnt matter at all?Maven@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square186fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoI always interpreted it as “break into ten pieces”
minus-squarequediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoIt comes from the Latin “decimatio”, a form of Roman military punishment where every tenth man had to be executed by his mates.
I always interpreted it as “break into ten pieces”
It comes from the Latin “decimatio”, a form of Roman military punishment where every tenth man had to be executed by his mates.