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Interesting, it was just a foreign word in my childhood. Now I see it is related to "тетраэдр" (τετρά-εδρον) and Tetra Pak. Possible origin: * four-leaved pamp
by sergeykish 7y ago
Interesting, it was just a foreign word in my childhood. Now I see it is related to "тетраэдр" (τετρά-εδρον) and Tetra Pak. Possible origin:
* four-leaved pamphlet [1]
* four pages of a wax tablet [2]
* fourth of a standard paper size [3]
[1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%82 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%84%CF%81%CE%A...
[2] https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8C https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0...
[3] https://lexicography.online/etymology/%D1%82/%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8C https://lexicography.online/etymology/%D1%82/%D1%82%D0%B5%D1...
- YeGoblynQueenne 7y ago>> Interesting, it was just a foreign word in my childhood. Now I see it is related to "тетраэдр" (τετρά-εδρον) and Tetra Pak. Possible origin: And Tetris, of course :)