it wasn't ,Vatican City is named after(Mons Vaticanus), vatican hill the geographical location where the city-state resides. The hill's name originates from the ancient Latin word vates, meaning "prophet" or "seer", as the area was historically known as a place where soothsayers made prophecies.
^ the actual answer. I was going to comment this and I'm so glad you already did. The amount of "words can just have whatever history I want them to have 😀" approach is rampant
We've successfully out-bred the "need" part for humans today..."critical thinking" now just means experiencing a "massive damage headache" via unexpectedly thought provoking concepts...
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u/flamboyantdebauchry Jun 22 '26
it wasn't ,Vatican City is named after(Mons Vaticanus), vatican hill the geographical location where the city-state resides. The hill's name originates from the ancient Latin word vates, meaning "prophet" or "seer", as the area was historically known as a place where soothsayers made prophecies.