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name_NULL111653@pawb.social 1 month agoCampus might be from the Latin “campus, ī, 2m” for field or plain… maybe something to do with the “horse” part of it?
Comment on slayyyyy, maybe scavange too
name_NULL111653@pawb.social 1 month agoCampus might be from the Latin “campus, ī, 2m” for field or plain… maybe something to do with the “horse” part of it?
a_new_sad_me@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Interesting.
I wonder what I did wrong in the first time I searched for this that I couldn’t find anything.
So if I understand this correctly it is Greek mythology -> actual sea creature -> brain part.
name_NULL111653@pawb.social 1 month ago
Pretty much. And for etymology searches like this Wiktionary is a life saver. Just type in hippocampus and follow the link rabbit holes, and it gives you the etymology: hippocampus < hippocamp (mythical sea monster) < hippos (horse) + kampos (shark).