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[-] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Nice try, but the "auto" in autopsy refers to working on the body of the same species as oneself, when a human inspects a dead human.

EDIT: this is actually incorrect, etymologically it means witnessing something with the own eyes, from the Greek language, see answer below.

When working on a different species, like an animal, it's called a necropsy.

[-] DarkDarkHouse 13 points 3 months ago

Makes the joke even better implying they have a fursona

[-] lugal@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

If you are serious, it originally means "an eye-witnessing, a seeing for oneself". Referring exclusively to dead bodies came later.

[-] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

Damn you're right, I stand corrected!

The explanation I gave came from my teacher at the university in my linguistics class, better double check everything I guess!

[-] lugal@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

I remember one false etymology my historical linguistics teacher tought me at university and it was debunked on r*ddit so I totally feel you

[-] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

Thank you, it's a good day when I get to learn something new!

[-] tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Oh damn I learned a new thing today. Necropsy sounds sick as hell

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