Spanish: eymology is the reason there are these h's, even though use made it so that they're not pronounced anymore
English: depends on which language the word was robbed from
French: monks paid by the letter + also etymology + being a pain in the ass of foreigners and being able to mock them + (and I can't stress this enough) a e s t h e t i c s
That's an image clip from "Three Idiots," which I saw just recently. Laughed heartily and long, snickered many times, even shed a tear. Best Bollywood flick I've seen in ages.
English: depends on which language the word was robbed from
French: monks paid by the letter + also etymology + being a pain in the ass of foreigners and being able to mock them + (and I can't stress this enough) a e s t h e t i c s