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Just realized that "circadian" comes from circa and dia (so "around a day"?).
by frankus 10y ago
Just realized that "circadian" comes from circa and dia (so "around a day"?).
- jamesmunns 10y ago> The term circadian comes from the Latin circa, meaning "around" (or "approximately"), and diēm, meaning "day". From wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circadian_rhythm
- sjcsjc 10y agoBeing forced to do Latin and Greek at high school has some benefits after all.
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- d0lph 10y agoDoes it though?