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Who was the professor if I may ask? He may have been mine! Etymology is a very niche community at UGA!

• 97s 5y ago
  Edward Hoebeke
• p3rls 5y ago
  etymology from the greek ἔτυμος for "true" entomology from the greek ἔντομον for "insect", the tom actually is the same tom in atom.
  • perihelions 5y ago
    This checks out: - "The Greek word entomon, meaning “notched,” refers to the segmented body plan of the insect." https://www.britannica.com/science/entomology https://www.britannica.com/science/entomology - "Etymology : From ἐν- (en-, “in”) +‎ τόμος (tómos, “slice”)." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἔντομος#Ancient_Greek https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἔντομος#Ancient_Greek
    • lmohseni 5y ago
      Or in xkcd form: https://xkcd.com/1012/ https://xkcd.com/1012/