Lunar is a latin-based word ('Luna', Spanish - 'Lune', French), why is it a LEM (Lunar Excursion Vehicle), rather than a MEM (moonar excursion vehicle) and so on, in all the Space jargon. Is there any reason for this.
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2007-03-01 23:06:16 · 5 answers · asked by free n' dating 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Most adjectives for space bodies and animals from from the Latin e.g Canine for Dog, proabbly because a lot of English was based on Latin as well as other languages. Also in England (at least until last Century) Latin was taught as standard in most English Public Schools (Public schools in England are not the same as public schools in the USA).
2007-03-01 23:14:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably because moonar is not a word and moon is an English term. Lunar is pretty much accepted in all languages.
2007-03-01 23:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Moonar
2016-12-17 04:20:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Luna = moon in Latin, hence Lunar; Sol = sun, hence Solar.
2007-03-01 23:58:21 · answer #4 · answered by CLICKHEREx 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I once asked in my high school chemistry class, why don't we call water "hydrogen dioxide," rather than "water."
2007-03-02 02:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋