Why do so many words in English begin with a silent “p” like psychiatrist or pterodactyl?

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Why do so many words in English begin with a silent “p” like psychiatrist or pterodactyl?

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Mom used to (jokingly, -ish) tell me to put on a sweater or I’d catch “pee-neumonia”.

Which is VERY different from aspirating urine, and not at all what she meant.

Probably.

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