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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The word is not "heli" though. It's "helico".

Like in the helicoprion (a shark with a spiral think on it's mouth) or a helicograph (a tool to draw spirals).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, that is where it comes from.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/helico

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/helico-

Doesn't change the fact that the word helicopter splits into "helico" and "pter" with the later meaning wing or feather in greek.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pter-

It's a helico-pter "spiraling wing", not a heli-copter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’s a helico-pter “spiraling wing”, not a heli-copter.

TIL