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"The English word derives from the idea of breaking the involuntary fast of sleep, thus signifying the first meal eaten after awakening. It conveys the exact literal meaning of the Vulgar Latin word disjejunare, which evolved via the Old French disner (Modern French: dîner) to become the English word dinner[1]." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast
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A "fast", as you know, is a period of time where you don't eat. Most often, we relate that to extended periods of time -- Ghandi and all that business. But for us regular joes, the period of time when we don't eat is nighttime. We might be dreaming of eating, but by the most strict definition, we're "fasting" while we sleep. And when do we break that fast? In the morning, of course. Breakfast! Unfortunately in today's society, I'm afraid people interpret "fast" as how speedily they can wolf down their McMuffins or last nights pizza before they leave for work.
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no no no this is an urban myth, this is a well know fact. Breakfast was invented by Mr John Breakfast probably of London in an earlier century. It's true.
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It comes from Middle English "breken", to break break, + "faste", from Old Norse fasta, to fast As the first meal of the day, Breakfast "breaks the fast" (fast meaning a time during which one abstains). The word came into use in the 1400s according to the Online Etymological Dictionary.
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