theinternetftw

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[–] theinternetftw@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

eidetic - "pertaining to the faculty of projecting images," 1924, from German eidetisch, coined by German psychologist Erich Jaensch [n.b. born 1883, died 1940], from Greek eidetikos "pertaining to images," also "pertaining to knowledge," from eidesis "knowledge," from eidos "form, shape"

[–] theinternetftw@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Yep. It's also possible to fingerprint people's body signatures and reconstruct poses.

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[–] theinternetftw@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

nonchalant(adj.)

1734, from French nonchalant, present participle of nonchaloir, (13c.), from non + chaloir "have concern for"

ultimately from Latin calere "be hot"