robot(n.) 1923, "mechanical person," also "person whose work or activities are entirely mechanical," from the English translation of the 1920 play "R.U.R." ("Rossum's Universal Robots") by Karel Capek (1890-1938), from Czechrobotnik"forced worker," fromrobota"forced labor, compulsory se...
Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of robot.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/robot. Accessed 25 December, 2024. D. Harper. “Etymology of robot.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/robot (accessed December 25, 2024). ...
using the same term as US English. South African English is the funniest with their “robot”. (It makes sense in its own way: It’s a device that replaces a policeman directing traffic.) In my experience, South African English is full of cute little words like this. I imagine that...
The Bible tells the story of how humanity came to be in possession of the Word of God, which is the set of immutable laws upon which the universe runs (Colossians 1:15-17), and upon which a perfect society would run too if humanity would ever figure out how to apply them (that soci...
Crocodile tears typically occur because of a temporary loss of facial control due to damage of the facial nerve. Specifically, when the facial nerve grows again, it does so incorrectly thus resulting in tears during chewing food.(1) The underlined word "etymology" in Paragraph 1 refers to __...
Presumably the notion is of fine garments taken from an enemy as spoil, and the Old French word had a secondary sense of "plunder, booty," while Germanic cognates had both senses; as in Old Englishreaf"plunder, booty, spoil; garment, armor, vestment." ...
Trends ofrobust Sharerobust ‘cite’ https://www.etymonline.com/word/robust Etymology of robust by etymonline Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of robust. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved December 9, 2024, from https://www.etymonline.com/word/robust Harper Douglas, “Etymology of robust,...
The Germanic word was commonly used to form given names, and figures in the etymology ofRobert,Albert,Bertha,Egbert,Gilbert,Herbert,Hubert,Lambert. In modern German it survives in names only (Albrecht,Ruprecht) and has been otherwise lost. ...
robot in the "Dr. Who" television program on BBC, 1963, an invented word of no etymology. Trends ofdalek Sharedalek ‘cite’ https://www.etymonline.com/word/dalek Etymology of dalek by etymonline Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of dalek. Online Etymology...
in the internet sense, c. 2000, short forrobot. Modern use has coincidental affinities with earlier uses, such as "parasitical worm or maggot" (1520s), which is of unknown origin; and Australian-New Zealand slang "worthless, troublesome person" (World War I-era). The method of minting ...