Gaza flotilla with Greta Thunberg on board departs Barcelona
Around 20 boats have left the port of Barcelona with Greta Thunberg and aid supplies on board.
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why is it called a floatilla
Not trying to be a smart ass but what do u suggest it's be called? A convoy? Maybe a fleet?
Boat. It's a fucking boat.
Haaa...there's MANY boats mate. Not sure how you missed that. Dozens. What would you call a group of boats? I'm pretty sure you wouldn't call it a boat of boats.
What would you call a group of boats?
I'm being told by the IDF that a group of boats carrying food and medical aid is called a "publicity stunt".
I'm also being told it's Hamas.
Yea original comment is funny. Definition of flotilla is a group of boats with a purpose. Not sure what else they would be calling it.
Es flutas mi amigo.
I'm mobile and can't verify anything, but if you trust a goggle AI Overview then here you go.
The word "flotilla" originates from the Spanish word flotilla, a diminutive form of flota meaning "fleet". This, in turn, came from Old French floter and ultimately Germanic roots, like Old Norse floti ("raft, fleet") and Old English flota ("ship" or "fleet"), which are ancestors of the English word "float". The English term "flotilla" was adopted in 1711 and refers to a small fleet, especially of small naval vessels like destroyers or submarines. Here's a breakdown of the word's origin: Spanish: Flotilla (diminutive of flota, meaning "fleet"). Old French: Floter ("to float, set afloat"). Germanic: Old Norse floti ("raft, fleet") and Old English flota ("ship, fleet"). Indo-European: Traced back to the root pleu- ("to flow"). The English word "flotilla" was first recorded in 1711.
Ahh dang! So close. I guessed 16th century.
Hey you were closer than me, I would have guessed closer to Roman times since it hits me as a Latin origin.
I guess it's enough boats to make a floating villa? There's something in there that I'm sure a 16th century language historian could figure out.
Because she floats.
