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minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前Aristotle is only pronounced like that because Aristoteles was somehow too confusing for English speakers.
minus-squarearchon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前Now that you mention it… he’s indeed called Aristoteles in my language… never noticed the spelling difference in english!
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前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.
minus-squareFluminaInMaria@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前I know I’m furthering the immature narrative, butt:
minus-squareivanafterall@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 年前Sounds 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.