Breakfast means to break the fast. Did you ever realize its meaning?

That makes perfect sense. Breakfast is the breaking of the fast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and you really shouldn't skip it. People who skip breakfast have the tendency to be obese. It is better to "break" the "fast" and have some fuel on your stomach to start the day!

I do once thought about it, but I do not know the history behind it, thank you for sharing. Fasting month is near to Muslim all over the world. Our breaking th fast time will be near night, time will be vary, depend on the palce you are in. Like I'm in Borneo Island, in Sarawak, we will start fasting around 4.30 am, and break the fast around 6.40 am. We will start next saturday

Thanks for the trivia. I never thought it really was breaking the fast. That's nice to know.

Oh I didn't know that, thank you very much for sharing!

I knew the meaning of this from a few years back... but before that I never really put it together. yes, I am a late learner in life... I started back reading books (romance/mystery/historical) back about 4 yrs ago and I read a book, a historical romance, and in it they made a comment about breaking there fast and after that --I swear literally after that book-- I became obsessed with learning all kinds of historical facts... that book started me reading again... looking things up on history and at another pointe I became obsessed with the Declaration of Independence... I know strange that one book started that journey but it gave me an insite to a different world I wanted to learn more about. As soon as I saw this topic I had to responde because this "phrase" was the beginning of my journey back into books... and really a whole world of research I was on for 2 yrs.. There are so many interesting facts out there that we take things for granted and dont realize where they came from!! Happy mylotting and have a great day!!!!

oh wow, tats really cool. i never actually understood its meaning before. i always wondered about that. wow. tat makes great sense, Thanks for tat! =D tats really cool. :)

Figured this out years ago just never knew where it came from or when it came to be!

I learned about it during college. I took up Nutrition and Diet course in college and this is one thing we learned back then. I also learned that its the most important meal of the day having that we need to break the fast..but then i dont eat breakfast often. i only end up taking coffee and 2 pc bread or cookie.

I have heard this before but this is a very good reminder of the meaning...there are other words I sometimes wonder where they orginated.....I don't take the time to look them up though and I should....it would satisfy my curiosity! LOL

Yes, schulzie, I've known of its meaning since elementary school. I found it to be a very interesting fact. I taught this little tidbit to my children when they were very young as well; then, and only then, did I realize that most people do not know the origin of the word. Rather than feeling well informed, I felt a bit odd; somewhat like a sore thumb and all. I had no idea at the time but my very public education in a very poor, rural community was exceptional. When I speak of some of the general things we learned in public I often get stares that most uncomfortable. In my later years I have learned to just keep things to myself unless someone else initiates the conversation. Thank you for not making me feel as if I'm and oddity for knowing the general orgins of the world: "breakfast".

Yep, I have also realized that. I just couldnt remember just how exactly. I mean if it was really explained to me by a high school/elementary teacher or I just saw the word and had a "Eureka" moment. I do get that sometimes. Look at a certain word and just realize something about it that might be a part of its origin, phonetics, syllables or something or other.^_^ I dont usually get the chance of breaking my fast in the early morning. It would usually be around the time of lunch but my dinners are on the late hours so I think the 'schedule' for breaking my fast is moved up a bit.LOL Happy myLotting and enjoy your breakfast.

Hey schulzie! Yes, I did know what the words meant! And it is a great word! I am not a big breakfast eater and I know that it is really the most important meal of the day because it is the first meal that we eat! I have never been much of a morning eater! When I was working I did eat something quick that I could eat at my desk, or before I got to the office! I would eat a bagel and cream cheese or a donut and coffee or go to McDonalds for and Egg McMuffin if I had the time! But, when I'm home now I will only occasionally eat breakfast on the weekends if I get up early enough to make a big breakfast for my boyfriend!

I've heard of it (break the fast) but I never understand it. Thanks to you I learned what it really means!

Wow thats interesting I never thought about it like that. I have noticed though that a lot of the words we use on day to day basis have meanings like this, and most will make you think.. ohh thats why they call it that! Thanks for the info.

Yes, I learned that in elementary school. They used to teach us all kinds of stuff like that, mostly in asides from the teacher who was talking of something in a similar vein. Like when we were learning to count in Kindergarten--no real preschool or Sesame Street back then in the 50's--the teacher would tell us that other countries had counting, everyone did, but had different devices like the Chinese abacus. When learning to read, the teachers would sometimes tell us the meanings of words like breakfast that were beyond what we'd normally learn. Of course, the class sizes were manageable back then and nobody put up with misbehavior so the teacher had plenty of time to educate us as much as she could!

That is so interesting I never heard that but it makes perfect sense. You see we all learn something new everyday. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day and a great breakfast.