castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.zipcastiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-text
Mine is “guinea pig” originating in andes (not guinea) and them being not-a-pig type, whole thing is just wrong.
minus-squaredantheclamman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoClam expert here. It comes from the Salish word gʷidəq, a word whose exact etymology is not well understood. Why that became anglicized as “geo-”, I am not linguistically experienced enough to know!
Clam expert here. It comes from the Salish word gʷidəq, a word whose exact etymology is not well understood. Why that became anglicized as “geo-”, I am not linguistically experienced enough to know!