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watwuttoday at 11:14 AM1 replyview on HN

It is not an incorrect meaning, it is that meaning of the word in English is different. What it meant in ancient Greek or in 1805 is not relevant to what it means today.

Words meanings shift over time in all languages. And when languages take sounds from other languages, they also regularly shift their meanings.


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carlosjobimtoday at 12:30 PM

No, there's an original and correct meaning. Just because a majority might be wrong, doesn't make them right.