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Except that meal (as in food) has a different origin than meal (as in ground grains).
alright, link that history of english podcast
Haven't listened to/heard of that podcast but compare definitions 1 and 2 here: https://www.etymonline.com/word/meal
(Disclaimer: I haven't listened to this episode, they probably don't talk about the etymology of meal)
But I'll always take the chance to share Words Unravelled
https://audioboom.com/posts/8549306-do-vegetables-technically-exist-food-words
Jess and Rob are a delight 😊
Is that Rob of RobWords?
Yep!
And Jess Zafarris of https://uselessetymology.com/ ;P
Awesome, thank you.