where does the word even originate from isn't it a strange word what does les mean and who is bian?? Les-bian imo its a strange word what words do yall find strange
The word lesbian is derived from the name of the Greek island of Lesbos, home to the 6th-century BCE poet Sappho From various ancient writings, historians gathered that a group of young women were left in Sappho's charge for their instruction or cultural edification. Little of Sappho's poetry survives, but her remaining poetry reflects the topics she wrote about: women's daily lives, their relationships, and rituals. She focused on the beauty of women and proclaimed her love for girls. Before the mid-19th century, the word lesbian referred to any derivative or aspect of Lesbos, including a type of wine. (I just copy and pasted this from wiki)
To be fair I did know about it deriving from the island of lesbos but you’ll be even less impressed to find out I learned it from a TikTok.