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[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 59 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Do you mean entomologists rather than etymologists?

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[-] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

The typo kind of makes sense though. The Gods are etymologists who study the language of the bugs. It's why they understand prayer. Entomological etymologists.

[-] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks ago

Entomolinguist

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago

i suppose insects are entomonolingual

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Entomologist: From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek éntomon (insect) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -logía (from "lógos" - explanation)).

[-] F04118F@feddit.nl 10 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly as asked. The etymologist to explain the etymology of entomologist.

[-] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Of course there's an xkcd for everything!

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