Where the world famous words "dollar, robot, pistol" came from? Read short interesting stories. Maybe you won´t believe...
I come from Bohemia, little country in the centre of Europe. It is less known but it lefts some significant imprints in world history. I would like to little by little introduce some of interesting and curious facts. I believe that I will pleasantly surprise you.
... DOLLAR
From which word it became?
"JÁCHYMOVSKÝ TOLAR" (in german "Thaler" later "Taler" = "mine")
it was first used for coins minted 1519 - 1528 in Jáchymov. (Joachymthaler = mine in Jáchymov)
Holland "daaler" came to colony New Holland = today New York
Tolar:
czech crown today:
... ROBOT
From which czech word it became?
"ROBOTA" = "WORK" ("robota" is work in meaning slave labor of subjects)
Who thought out?
Josef Čapek - czech painter, brother of Karel Čapek - writer. Karel consulted with his brother about name of artificial creature in his sci-fi novel R.U.R in 1920. And Josef told him with brush in his hand: "name them robot".
Karel Čapek
and first robots:) :
... PISTOL
From which czech word it became?
"PÍŠŤALA" = "whistle"
It was name for gun used by Hussites at the beginning of 15. century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hussites
How it works?
Thank you for reading this short but interesting post I hope.
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Thank you.
Jakub
Really interesting - especially about the word 'dollar.' Thanks!
Wow you just informed me on history.keep it up bro
Thanks. You write: A Biochemist but loves poetry. Why "but" if biochemie is poetry also...:):) Did you check out my blog with paintings? This is special post. And I wrote many poems. I have to translate them but it will be very hard. Czech is third complicated language in the world. The first is slovak - our sister:)
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