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OK could you or someone else post etymology instead of me I wouldn't like to register thanks

Ocampa Lat. oc, ob -toward, against + campus -field

Annorax Lat. annum -year + rex -king

Dukat Lat. ducere, ducatus -to lead (leader)

Hirogen hero + generare -to born, generate

Masaka from word mask

Kazon Gr. kakos -bad + zone

Borg Gr. kybernetes -helmsman + ergon, -org -work, cyborg

Korgano Lat. cor -heart + Gr. ganos -joy

Cardassia Gr. kardia -heart + as, assis -copper coin (heart made of copper because were cruel)

Ferengi Lat. fero, ferre -to bear, to carry + angor, anxiety

Krenim Gr. chronos -time

Orpax or -gold (French) + Lat. pax -peace

Tricorder Lat. tri -three + cor, cordis -heart (three times thinker for computer com -together, with + putare -to think

Hologram Gr. holos -whole, complete + gramma -letter, writing

Android Gr. aner, andros -man + eidos, -oid -form, shape

Duras Lat. durus -hard

Ponfar Lat. ponere -to put + fari -to speak

Look also English etymology http://www.etymonline.com/ it is based on the similar principle

For anyone interested can look free latin dictionary http://users.erols.com/whitaker/words.htm


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