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Google is derived from googol, Atari is a japanese word, not sure if Motorola is derivative though.
by dasil003 7y ago
Google is derived from googol, Atari is a japanese word, not sure if Motorola is derivative though.
- voodoomagicman 7y agoI was curious too - "Paul Galvin wanted a brand name for Galvin Manufacturing Corporation's new car radio, and created the name “Motorola” by linking "motor" (for motorcar) with "ola" (from Victrola), which was also a popular ending for many companies at the time, e.g. Moviola, Crayola."
- nine_k 7y agoNeither "googol" nor "atari" (a very clever Japanese import) were common English words. Stuff like "lambda", or "spark", or "react" are more or less everyday words, with well-established previous everyday meanings.