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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Helicopter is not from the root words Heli and Copter. It is from the root words Helico and Pter, meaning corkscrew shape and wing/feather.

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