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cnash t1_ja56c69 wrote
Reply to comment by Invisible_Swan in ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? by Invisible_Swan
The prefixes hypo- and hyper-, from the Greek, mean below and above, respectively. Hyponatremia and hypernatremia (too little and too much sodium in the blood) are easily-misspoken medical conditions.
cnash t1_ja55iom wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? by Invisible_Swan
Ab- means from. It's a different prefix than a-. Ab-origin-al means the ones who have been there since the beginning, at least etymologically.
cnash t1_j28w47k wrote
They mean political descendants of the factions that sat on the literal left and right sides of the National Constituent Assembly during an early part of the French Revolution. Broadly speaking, republicans who wanted to get rid of the King and abolish feudalism sat on the left, and monarchists sat on the right.
cnash t1_ja59iys wrote
Reply to comment by ExtraSmooth in ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? by Invisible_Swan
A departure from normal. Or possibly an organ donor's name.