Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square208linkfedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down13
arrow-up1215arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square208linkfedilink
minus-squareiocase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·edit-215 hours ago“Helicopter” isn’t heli - copter It’s helico - pter. Helico: Greek for helix or spiral. Pter: Greek for wing, like a pterodactyl.
minus-squareiocase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoThanks ☺️! I’m glad you like it! It blew my mind when I first learned it.
“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!
Thanks ☺️! I’m glad you like it! It blew my mind when I first learned it.