Etymology

antenna

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Today it means: An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal. Full definition →

Latin antenna, antemna
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromantenna, antemna“yard, sailyard; pole”
  2. English todayantenna

Borrowed from Latin antenna, antemna (“yard, sailyard; pole”). First used in this sense as a Latin word in the 15th century and as an English word by the end of the 17th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.