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Where does “globocop” come from?

globocop (English) comes from English robocop, from English robo-, from English robot, from German Robot, from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

globocop (English): A political system or government with a foreign...

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  1. A political system or government with a foreign...

Ancestry of “globocop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrobocopA cyborg police officer
2Englishrobo-robot, robotic
3EnglishrobotA machine built to carry out some complex task or...
4GermanRobotsocage
5Czechrobotrobot
6Czechrobotaserfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;...
7Old Czechrobota—
8Proto-Slavicorbòta—
9Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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