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Res facta quae tamen fingi potuit ([personal profile] pauamma) wrote in [community profile] linguaphiles2021-09-17 12:50 pm
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Multilingual etymology

My mind balks at compound words using roots from different languages. I got mostly used to "automobile" or "television" by dint of prolonged exposure, but I still find them slightly awkward. I find coinages like "dyscalculia" jarring, for all that the referrent exists and the word thus fills a glaring need. Is it just me, or do others experience this?
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