perversion of a word from its true meaning is common so i would assume yes its like that im no linguist but from what ive read its quite common the word most consider to be the most offensive here in the states is the word nigger its a derogatory term for black people but its original use was to be the word for denote black people it was never looked as derogatory but just a term for black people the term nigger came from latin for black niger the english word for niger of course is black but the population continued to use negro spanishportuguese for black and nigger to denote those of african descent after a while it became what it is today