Re: LF: Ae!

[Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj@gmail.com>]

Stefan,

   The origins of the words are interesting:
Antenna  :
1640s, "feeler or horn of an insect," from L. antenna "sail yard," the
long yard that sticks up on some sails, of unknown origin, perhaps
from PIE root *temp- "to stretch, extend." In the etymological sense,
it is a loan-translation of Aristotle's Gk. keraiai "horns" (of
insects). Modern use in radio, etc., for "aerial wire" is from 1902.
Adjectival forms are antennal (1834), antennary (1836), antennular
(1858).

aerial (adj.)
c.1600, from L. aerius "airy, aerial, lofty, high" (from Gk. aerios
"of the air, pertaining to air," from aer "air;" see air (1)) +
adjectival suffix -al (1).
aerial (n.)
1902 (short for aerial antenna, etc.); see aerial (adj.).


http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=aerial&allowed_in_frame=0

73 Warren


On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Stefan Schäfer
<Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote:
> Hmm, maybe someone from the UK can explain the difference between aerial and
> antenna? Is there a difference?
>
> 73, Stefan/DK7FC
>



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