Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down11
arrow-up1202arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square132fedilink
minus-squareiocase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down1·edit-25 months 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-up4·5 months 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.