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wow, I took 4 years of French years ago and TIL that "hippocampus" is named after the French word for seahorse, probably due to its shape
by pmarreck 1y ago
wow, I took 4 years of French years ago and TIL that "hippocampus" is named after the French word for seahorse, probably due to its shape
- Bengalilol 1y agoIt actually comes from ancient Greek hippokámpē or hippókampos. híppos = horse kámpos = "kind of fish" (some say "sea monster") And this is directly linked to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campe
- pmarreck 1y agoAh, thanks for the clarification!