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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by toynbee@piefed.social to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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I was just reading a book which said that "robot" came from a Czech word meaning "serf." I was curious whether that was true and so looked it up. Looks like it's not 100% accurate but pretty close.

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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

The English Wiktionary isn't the end-all, but it mentions nothing of the sort. You or who/wherever you heard this from may be confusing the spelling with the pronunciation.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 3 points 5 days ago

Maybe I'm confusing it with the pronunciation. Robut. We should have never stopped.

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

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