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Stefan Marciniak
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Great question, so I had to look…
Theobroma is the genus of the cacao tree
Theo Greek root for "god"
Broma Greek root for "food"
So "food of the gods"
Which begs the question, why isn’t bromine edible?
Answer: bromos is Greek for “stink”
So broma ≠ bromos
Different etymologies
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