Deykun@kbin.social to Science Memes@mander.xyz · 6 months agoArchaeopteryx 🐦media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1705arrow-down17
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minus-squaretegs_terry@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoArcheo means old, pter means wing, is yx just a suffix or does it mean something in itself?
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoThe -yx comes from the Greek word “onyx” which means claw or talon. So, anything ending in a -yx is designated that way to say that it has sharp cutty bits that will hurt you.
minus-squareIninewCrowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoArchaeopteryx answering you with air quotes … “yx”
Archeo means old, pter means wing, is yx just a suffix or does it mean something in itself?
The -yx comes from the Greek word “onyx” which means claw or talon. So, anything ending in a -yx is designated that way to say that it has sharp cutty bits that will hurt you.
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Archaeopteryx answering you with air quotes … “yx”