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• exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The etymology of helicopter is actually a compound word divided in an unexpected place:

  • “Helico” means rotating or spiral.
  • “Pter” means wing, as in the word “pterodactyl.”

  So if we’re gonna bring that into another compound word, we should probably chop it in the right place: pterlord.

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  • 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    TIL 👍

    And one step closer to turdlord.

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  • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Aerolord.

    I just realized we will probably have aerolords in a couple decades. I should invest in clean air and stockpile it. Maybe it’s my chance to be a lord.

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