• exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    The etymology of helicopter is actually a compound word divided in an unexpected place:

    • “Helico” means rotating or spiral.
    • “Pter” means wing, as in the word “pterodactyl.”

    So if we’re gonna bring that into another compound word, we should probably chop it in the right place: pterlord.

    • tomiant@piefed.social
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      3 days ago

      Aerolord.

      I just realized we will probably have aerolords in a couple decades. I should invest in clean air and stockpile it. Maybe it’s my chance to be a lord. I’m going to need a compound, barbed wire, and machineguns too. Shit, it’s a lot of work being a lord. I think I’ll just pay for an air subscription.