anonymous to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 years agoWhat's something you just learned, that you should have known for a while?message-square173fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down110
arrow-up1157arrow-down1message-squareWhat's something you just learned, that you should have known for a while?anonymous to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square173fedilink
minus-square@Skyhighatrist@lemmy.calinkfedilink2•edit-22 years agoThe 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.
minus-squareRhynoplazlinkfedilink2•2 years agoI just assumed otherwise, because that’s pretty funny if it’s true.
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.
I just assumed otherwise, because that’s pretty funny if it’s true.