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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by blattimwind on Saturday July 28, 2018 @03:54AM (#17632139)
> The English etymology is more indirect, but essentially means the same thing, by way of Latin and Greek:

... meaning you can't understand many terms if you only know English, because they are actually french/latin/greek. "Cache" is actually an example of this.

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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by dredmorbius on Saturday July 28, 2018 @04:56AM (#17632297)
Or, putting on my optimist's glasses: learn enough English etymology, and you'll learn Latin, Greek, German, French, Italian, Hindi, Celtic, Klingon, ...
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