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minus-squaredogs0n@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·17 days agoVery fun fact, so much so I wanted to know more. originates from the Greek helix (ἕλιξ), genitive helikos (ἕλῐκος), “helix, spiral, whirl, convolution”[1] and pteron (πτερόν) “wing” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter#Etymology
minus-squareslampisko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·17 days agoImagine saying helicopad and quadpter!
Very fun fact, so much so I wanted to know more.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter#Etymology
Imagine saying helicopad and quadpter!