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Re:A Model of the Cosmos in the Ancient Greek Antikythera Me... by chatzi on Friday March 12, 2021 @10:39AM (#26436922)
Antikithira is a composite word: Anti (a prefix meaning opposite) + Kithira (a nearby island). So maybe it is the other way round, "antariksha" is named after the island ?
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Re:A Model of the Cosmos in the Ancient Greek Antikythera Me... by johnnujler on Friday March 12, 2021 @11:46AM (#26437717)
Never said it was named after antariksha. Merely pointed out the possibility of a connection. Are we considering word formation and origin retracing a settled matter?

Also just realised that I am replying to a sock puppet account. Thanks anyway.

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Re:A Model of the Cosmos in the Ancient Greek Antikythera Me... by chatzi on Friday March 12, 2021 @02:06PM (#26439575)
huh? what makes you think I am a sock puppet ?
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