Fabian Giesen on Nostr: "Pteron" (πτερόν) is Ancient Greek for "wing" or "feather" and "daktulos" ...
"Pteron" (πτερόν) is Ancient Greek for "wing" or "feather" and "daktulos" (δάκτυλος ) is "finger". So "pterodactyl" roughly translates as "wing finger". That part is not cursed, it's just a fun fact.
The cursed part is this: "helicopter" breaks down as "helico-pter" not "heli-cop-ter". 'Helico" comes from "helix" (ἕλιξ), meaning a spiral or something twisted, so loosely "spiraling wing".
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