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Not according to dictionary.com: "Astro- a combining form with the meaning “pertaining to stars or celestial bodies, or to activities, as spaceflight, taking p
by Hondor 10y ago
Not according to dictionary.com:
"Astro- a combining form with the meaning “pertaining to stars or celestial bodies, or to activities, as spaceflight, taking place outside the earth's atmosphere,” used in the formation of compound words:"
It sounds like the Greek(?) meaning has been lost now in English, which is fine since it's a different language. Astronomers still sometimes look at other planets afterall.
- kuschku 10y agoAccording to that, literally means figuratively, too. Sometimes linguistic prescriptivism is necessary to keep a language actually understandable, and to ensure it makes sense, and doesn’t just become thousands of independent statements that you have to learn by heart.
- areyousure 10y agoThat ship sailed long ago.