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minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoAristotle is only pronounced like that because Aristoteles was somehow too confusing for English speakers.
minus-squarearchon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoNow that you mention it… he’s indeed called Aristoteles in my language… never noticed the spelling difference in english!
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoYup. The British did weird stuff to Roman names out of victorian reasons. Hadrianus becomes Hadrian, because of anus. They then also shortened others like Pompeius becoming Pompey etc.
minus-squareFluminaInMaria@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI know I’m furthering the immature narrative, butt:
minus-squareivanafterall@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoSounds like we did him a favor.
Aristotle is only pronounced like that because Aristoteles was somehow too confusing for English speakers.
Now that you mention it… he’s indeed called Aristoteles in my language… never noticed the spelling difference in english!
Yup. The British did weird stuff to Roman names out of victorian reasons.
Hadrianus becomes Hadrian, because of anus. They then also shortened others like Pompeius becoming Pompey etc.
I know I’m furthering the immature narrative, butt:
Sounds like we did him a favor.