An airport is an air-port. A port via the air. (lemmy.world)

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Not actually a shower thought, saw an old document that labeled it air-port. I don't think I would have ever made the connection.

(I've found people can be rude about word breakdowns, but I'm posting it anyway. Be better.)

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[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Then the word alphabet comes from alpha and beta, the first two letters of the Greek writing system.
If we had gotten the word directly from the Phoenicians, we might probably call it alephbeth instead.

Just a couple of nights ago it hit me that the word geometry comes from Geo: Earth and metron: measure.

Etymologies can suddenly snap into focus things that have been right there in front of our eyes all our lives, but never thought to notice.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Algebra is an Arabic word. Al-gebra. Presummably it translates to "The Pain"

[-] possiblylinux127 2 points 1 week ago

You are going to hate Trigonometry and Calculus

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