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Surprising cognates
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All from PIE *sm-g’éslom “one-thousand”
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English bite and English fibre (borrowed from Latin fibra)
both of them are from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ("to split")
both of them are from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ("to split")
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Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write.
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English cybernetics(from which the prefix cyber- is derived) and government
both of cybernetics and government are ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω "I steer".
p.s. in modern society the government is sometimes metaphorised as a machine, which kinda is another connection between "government" and "cybernetics".
both of cybernetics and government are ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω "I steer".
p.s. in modern society the government is sometimes metaphorised as a machine, which kinda is another connection between "government" and "cybernetics".
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English orphan and robot
both words are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos “orphan” or its predecessor *h₃erbʰ “to change or evolve status”
both words are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos “orphan” or its predecessor *h₃erbʰ “to change or evolve status”
I prefer to not be referred to with masculine pronouns and nouns such as “he/him/his”.
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Also, German Arbeit "work" also derives from the same root.k1234567890y wrote: ↑12 Apr 2021 19:57 English orphan and robot
both words are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos “orphan” or its predecessor *h₃erbʰ “to change or evolve status”
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