[etni] pilot
- From: Israel Cohen <cohen.izzy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:49:12 +0300
Avraham Roos asked:
> Does anyone know where, when and why the word "pilot" because "test" or
> "trial".
The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymolgy says:
"The adjectival meaning of serving as a guide, prototype or experimental version
of some project or undertakikng (as in a pilot study, a pilot program,
a pilot film)
is first recorded in 1928."
The std derivation of "pilot" is from Greek pedon = steering oar.
I think the reversal of "dolphin" has influenced its meaning.
The pilot whale is a true dolphin.
Order:Cetacea
Suborder:Odontoceti
Family:Delphinidae
Genus:Globicephala
Notice the connection with "Delphi", the oracle of Apollo
and hence the association with determining the future.
The dolphin / porpoise swims in front of sailing ships
as if it were leading them.
Izzy
**************************************
** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org
** post to list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** help - ask@xxxxxxxx
** David Lloyd: ETNI founder & manager
http://david.greenlloyd.com
***************************************
Other related posts:
- » [etni] pilot - Israel Cohen