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What are etymologies?
The origin and historical development of a word, a brand name, a company name, a surname, a city name and so on.
For Example did you know origins of-
1) DENIM: The tough cloth used in jeans was originally made in Nimes, France.It was called Serge di Nimes--later shortened to di Nimes, which became denim.
2) Bluetooth: Named after the 10th century Danish King, Herald Bluetooth, credited with uniting the warring Scandinavian factions under a single regime.
3) Jeep: 1941, American English military slang, from G.P. - "general purpose (car)".
4) Hyderabad: After founding the city, Quli Qutb Shah fell in love with and married a local girl. After the marriage she was presented the 'Hyder Mahal' palace for her residence, hence, the name HYDERABAD (literally, "the city of Hyder")
5) (SONY) VAIO: An acronym for "Video Audio Integrated Operation". The branding was created to distinguish items that encompassed the use of consumer audio and video, as well as being conventional computing products. The VAIO logo also represents the integration of analog and digital technology. The 'VA' represents an analog wave and the 'IO' represents digital binary code.
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