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Where does “Borg” come from?

Borg (English) comes from English Cyborg, from English organism, from French organisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

Borg (English): One who proselytises or assimilates; To...

Definitions

  1. One who proselytises or assimilates; To...

Ancestry of “Borg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCyborg—
2EnglishorganismA discrete and complete living thing, such as...
3Frenchorganismeorganism; organisation
4French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
5Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
6Latin-ismus-ism
7Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
8Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “Borg”

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