▲ 157 ▼ What's something you just learned, that you should have known for a while? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by nei7jc@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 163 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) What's wild to me is that humans decided to name a whole-ass species "Property". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think it's the other way around. Like you might call a bunch of mindless followers "sheep". We didn't name the animal after those people, we started using the word that way because it reminded us of the animal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) The etymology suggests that originally we just called livestock cattle (i.e. these are My animals, my property), and the name was so ubiquitous that when it came time to give the specific species a name, it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I just assumed otherwise, because that's pretty funny if it's true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think it's the other way around. Like you might call a bunch of mindless followers "sheep". We didn't name the animal after those people, we started using the word that way because it reminded us of the animal. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) The etymology suggests that originally we just called livestock cattle (i.e. these are My animals, my property), and the name was so ubiquitous that when it came time to give the specific species a name, it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I just assumed otherwise, because that's pretty funny if it's true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child) The etymology suggests that originally we just called livestock cattle (i.e. these are My animals, my property), and the name was so ubiquitous that when it came time to give the specific species a name, it stuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I just assumed otherwise, because that's pretty funny if it's true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I just assumed otherwise, because that's pretty funny if it's true. permalink fedilink source parent