I was curious how all these words broke down:
hippo = horse
potamus = river
campus = field
kampos = sea monster
So the "campus" parts are unrelated. The hippocampus part of the brain is named after the sea monster it supposedly resembles.
this post was submitted on 30 May 2024
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That's even weirder, all things considered.
Y'all, my horse sea monster is acting up, can you tell me your name again?
Next thing you'll be telling me the amygdala isn't named after Amy D and her amazing horror Gala.
I just looked it up and the amygdala is named after an almond. I guess scientists like naming parts of the brain based on what they supposedly look like! Or maybe they were terrified of almonds.
I like the idea that the lead researcher had a terrible nut allergy and decided the part responsible for fear should be named after a nut.
But yeah, makes sense that a bunch of folks digging around in dead brains would name them by shape given we had no idea what each part was (and to be fair, given how plastic it all is, might as well).
Huh, it does kinda look like a sea monster!
Me a Greek mythology nerd imagining a horse with a fish tail surfing a wave.
Never once had this thought. But it's all I will be thinking about when I encounter this word
rip to the horse the hippo is riding
You should see their ~~football~~waterpolo team!
Man, imagine the dining hall
Essentially just a ball pit.