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minus-squarenikt@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoTechnically it started as two words… cat + abbreviation of the latin name (nepeta). I don’t know how i feel about this pedantic argument being my very first contribution to Lemmy, but here we are.
minus-squareLaticauda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI think you misunderstand what I mean. It comes from 2 separate words being put together, but as far as I’m aware it’s always been a compound word, as in it’s always been called catnip, not cat nip.
Technically it started as two words… cat + abbreviation of the latin name (nepeta).
I don’t know how i feel about this pedantic argument being my very first contribution to Lemmy, but here we are.
I think you misunderstand what I mean. It comes from 2 separate words being put together, but as far as I’m aware it’s always been a compound word, as in it’s always been called catnip, not cat nip.