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The Word 'Machine' Comes from the Ancient Greek Word 'Mekhane'

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The Word 'Machine' Comes from the Ancient Greek Word 'Mekhane'

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Post by floown » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 10:46 PM UTC

The Word 'Machine' Comes from the Ancient Greek Word 'Mekhane'
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Post by whatnotests » Sat, Mar 05, 2016, 11:28 PM UTC

And 'robot' means 'slave'.

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Post by qbrass » Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 10:42 PM UTC

whatnotests wrote: post #2

And 'robot' means 'slave'.

Robot comes from 'robota' means mindless work or drudgery, which comes from 'rabota' meaning servitude, which comes from 'rabŭ' meaning slave, which comes from 'orbŭ' meaning orphan.

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