Actually there isn't a Greek word for computer. We use the word υπολογιστής which accurate translates as calculator. [v. υπολογίζω (ipologizo)]
Ρομπότ (Rombot)
Robot is not a compound word.
The word robot is from Czech. In Czech robot means "work".
The word "robot" comes from the Czech word "robota," which means forced labor or drudgery. It was first coined by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play "R.U.R." (Rossum's Universal Robots) in 1920.
Here comes another robot dancer!
There are 2 syllables in the word robot. Ro is the first syllable, and bot is the other.
The word "robot" comes from the Czech word "robota," meaning forced labor or drudgery. It was first used in a play by Karel Čapek called "R.U.R." (Rossum's Universal Robots) in 1920 to describe artificially created beings that resembled humans.
Karel Capek didn't "invent" the robot. He (and/or his brother Josef) invented the word "robot", from a Czech word meaning "worker" or "slave". But they were writers, not inventors.
a robot could help you with anything and it could even do your homework!
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Yes, the word "robot" has a short vowel sound in the first syllable, as the "o" is pronounced with a short "o" sound like in "hot."
The first robot in 270 BC was an organ and water clock made by Ctesibus who was a Greek Engineer. The water clock had figures that moved.