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		madcaptenor 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 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 5 months ago [–]

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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