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As the article states it's from the Czech word "robota". Clearly these are related but sometimes there are nuances between languages, even for very similar word
by fileeditview 6y ago
As the article states it's from the Czech word "robota". Clearly these are related but sometimes there are nuances between languages, even for very similar words.
I heard about this origin multiple times but never had it verified.
Maybe some native Czech speaker can enlighten us here :)
- theSIRius 6y agoNative speaker here, you are absolutely right. Work in Czech would be "práce", "robota" means forced work. It is not used as much nowadays since we do not live in a feudal society anymore though :)