Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square189linkfedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down10
arrow-up1200arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square189linkfedilink
minus-squareiocase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·4 hours ago“Helicopter” isn’t heli - copter It’s helico - pter. Helico: Greek for helix or spiral. Pter: Greek for wing, like a pterodactyl.
“Helicopter” isn’t heli - copter
It’s helico - pter.
Helico: Greek for helix or spiral.
Pter: Greek for wing, like a pterodactyl.
Ooooooh great one!