Expiring Minds Wanna Know
Why is a television called a "television set?" Set of what? Fifty years ago did this refer to the TV and the antennae that came with it? That's my guess. Anyone?
posted by Tracy @ 6:35 AM
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Saturday, December 02, 2006
Middle Aged Treehouse
I'm only mature in years.
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2 Comments:
The word is derived from mixed Latin and Greek roots, meaning "far sight": Greek τῆλε "tele", far, and Latin visio-n, sight (from video, vis- to see).
Well, yeah, Kurt! But where does the word "set" come in? The Latin "s'et?"
How did you get that Greek font in here?
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