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minus-squareSyd@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoHey I learned this earlier today! Entomology is so interesting.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoSo is etymology, and in that earlier comment @GreenKnight23@lemmy.world is technically practicing both.
minus-squareGlytch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoNo it isn’t. Cockroach is derived from the Spanish “cucaracha” which comes from “cuca” which means “butterfly caterpillar” and is apparently onomatopoeic in origin. Also the idea of them crawling into your urethra is a myth like earwigs and ears.
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Hey I learned this earlier today! Entomology is so interesting.
So is etymology, and in that earlier comment @GreenKnight23@lemmy.world is technically practicing both.
No it isn’t. Cockroach is derived from the Spanish “cucaracha” which comes from “cuca” which means “butterfly caterpillar” and is apparently onomatopoeic in origin.
Also the idea of them crawling into your urethra is a myth like earwigs and ears.
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