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When I studied German I was initially amused that the German word for television was "Fernseher" (far seer). How quaint! Until I stopped and thought for a momen
by jhbadger 7y ago
When I studied German I was initially amused that the German word for television was "Fernseher" (far seer). How quaint! Until I stopped and thought for a moment what "television" literally means -- tele from Greek meaning "far", plus Latin "vision".
- anamexis 7y agoDitto the Polish word for car, samochód, which translates literally to “self go,” and then.. automobile
- kazinator 7y agoThanks for that ó, which I can copy and paste to make "jidósha": 自動車: self-move-vehicle.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoBy contrast, in Chinese a self-going-vehicle 自行车 is a bicycle. A car is just 车 (vehicle) or 汽车 (gas vehicle).