• Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip
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    5 days ago

    Doesn’t ‘ant’ mean not and ‘arc’ is without? So it’s really closer to ‘without penguins’ and ‘not without penguins’

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      5 days ago

      “Arktos” is greek for bear.

      The arctis is the region towards the bear, meaning the constellation so north… while the antarctis is the opposite direction (ant(i) = opposite).