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Kodachrome wasn't abstract. It was Kodak's color film, and thus a pseudo-portmanteau of "Kodak" and "chroma" (i.e. color). I'm sure there are meanings behind a

by jachee 7y ago

Kodachrome wasn't abstract. It was Kodak's color film, and thus a pseudo-portmanteau of "Kodak" and "chroma" (i.e. color). I'm sure there are meanings behind a lot of the other names you listed, too.

systemvoltage 7y ago
How about Kodak? I am sure there are many names that are abstract.
- pmontra 7y ago
  From https://petapixel.com/2011/08/03/origin-and-evolution-of-kodaks-name-and-logo/ https://petapixel.com/2011/08/03/origin-and-evolution-of-kod... > The letter “K” had been a favorite of Eastman’s, he is quoted as saying, “it seems a strong, incisive sort of letter.” He and his mother devised the name Kodak with an anagram set. He said that there were three principal concepts he used in creating the name: it should be short, one cannot mispronounce it, and it could not resemble anything or be associated with anything but Kodak
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