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Etymonline has a theory. Tim Send a noteboard - 10/07/2012 08:38:36 AM
Don't know how much credence it has though.
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.

—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.

—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
And all that jazz...
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