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Noob < newbie < newborn < Germanic new + Germanic born. It's hard to find a word that is a truly original coinage not based on any existing words.
by canjobear 2y ago
Noob < newbie < newborn < Germanic new + Germanic born.
It's hard to find a word that is a truly original coinage not based on any existing words.
- criddell 2y agoSometimes a word is used for a new purpose unrelated to its origin. I’m thinking of things like “a parliament of owls” or “a murder of crows”.