riot@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoThe dumber it sounds, the more likely it will beslrpnk.netimagemessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down17
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minus-squareRidderSport@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-28 days agoAll apart from Earth. Which is probably just because every language had a word for the planet they life on before Roman names were introduced for planets you can’t see with the bare eye.
minus-squareigmelonh@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 days agoUranus is Greek; the Roman equivalent would be Caelus.
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoVenus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn can be easily seen with the naked eye
All apart from Earth. Which is probably just because every language had a word for the planet they life on before Roman names were introduced for planets you can’t see with the bare eye.
Uranus is Greek; the Roman equivalent would be Caelus.
That makes sense.
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn can be easily seen with the naked eye
Mercury too