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ok earnest and very autistic question: why is it not the "ceiling of your mouth" Probably because 'roof' has been in the English language since the beginning, while 'ceiling' was a medieval French loanword. thanks for adding this context! this is the most satisfying answer so far According to etymonline this is correct! Old English 'hrof' meant both roof and ceiling Must be from your brain’s perspective. So I just have to…live the rest of my life with this question hanging over my head??? In portuguese it is the sky of your mouth Probably the same reason the inside of your skull isn’t called an attic. Because you only touch the bottom of your ceiling. If you could look at your head inside it'd be a ceiling.
Also hellish nightmares but