Latin insectum, a calque of Greek ἔντομον [éntomon], "cut into
sections"
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Intertextuality is used to shape texts through other texts.
Allusion, translation, plagiarism, calque, quotation, and parody
are all intertextual figures.
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It is a calque (see the wikipedia definition of that) of some
Chinese phrase with the same meaning.
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Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday.
The name is a calque of the Latin dies Mercurii "day of Mercury",
reflecting the fact that the Germanic god Woden during the Roman
era was interpreted as Germanic Mercury.