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minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·1 month agoAccording to Behind the Name Odysseus means “to hate.” According to Etymonline an odessey came to mean a journey in 1889, presumably as a reference to Homer’s story.
minus-squarebobagem@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoModern thinking says an alternate etymology is more likely, but it certainly existed long before it took on the meaning from the story. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ὀδυσσεύς#Ancient_Greek
minus-squarealtphoto@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThe new Honda Odys…er…hmm…minivan…hmm…mommascar…the all new Honda Mamcar!
According to Behind the Name Odysseus means “to hate.” According to Etymonline an odessey came to mean a journey in 1889, presumably as a reference to Homer’s story.
Modern thinking says an alternate etymology is more likely, but it certainly existed long before it took on the meaning from the story.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ὀδυσσεύς#Ancient_Greek
The new Honda Odys…er…hmm…minivan…hmm…mommascar…the all new Honda Mamcar!