General_Effort@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoBugger!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1961arrow-down17
arrow-up1954arrow-down1imageBugger!lemmy.worldGeneral_Effort@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoIt actually is, enterology (English) -> entero- (Latin prefix) -> ἔντερον (Greek) -> h₁énteros (PIE) -> intrō (Latin) -> enter (English)
minus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoOh come on. Going all the way back to PIE doesn’t count. Like, both has to do with insides. But enterology does not inherit the suggestion of entry, which would have been funny.
It actually is,
enterology (English) -> entero- (Latin prefix) -> ἔντερον (Greek) -> h₁énteros (PIE) -> intrō (Latin) -> enter (English)
Oh come on. Going all the way back to PIE doesn’t count. Like, both has to do with insides. But enterology does not inherit the suggestion of entry, which would have been funny.