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Today I learned the Portuguese word for East (Leste) comes from French (L'este) which means THE East, but Portuguese speakers thought the /L/ was part of the word and merged it.
https://etymologyexplorer.com/word/Portuguese/leste

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Etymology Explorer leste — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer leste (Portuguese) comes from French est, from Middle French est, from Old French est, from Latin est, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
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