The question is: why did the English adapt the name pineapple from Spanish (which originally meant pinecone in English) while most European countries eventually adapted the name ananas, which came from the Tupi word nanas (also meaning pineapple).
Why did the English and Americans freely adopt "old" to describe Satan and not God? Were the nicknames Old Nick, Old Bogey, Old Scratch etc. meant to be jocular, fearful or derogatory in nature? Did the word old have different connotations before the 19th century? And finally, when was the adjective old first used as a nickname for the devil?