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The word 'biro' or 'Biro' comes from the name of the inventor of the ballpoint pen as we know it now, and refers specifically to the Biro and generically to that type of pen.
The inventor's name was László József Bíró (or, in his native Hungarian, Bíró László József); he lived from 1899 to 1985.
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Is biro a Filipino values?
Biro means joke. Filipinos are humorous people and they love to joke around.
What nationality is the surname 'Biro'?
It is Hungarian.
What root word of named?
The root word of 'Named' Is, obviously, Name. :)
How do you spell franna?
Franna. A make of "Pick and Carry" crane common in Australia. The word is a genericised brand name (like "biro" or "sellotape") so to be proper, it should be capitalised but many Australians do not.
What is a word meaning named after?
Eponymous
Where did the word biro come from?
It was named after László József Bíro, the man that invented it.
Is biro named after someone?
The ball point pen known as a biro is named after László József Bíró.
What writing instrument named after person?
The ballpoint pen, also known as the Biro pen, was named after its inventor, Laszlo Biro, a Hungarian-Argentinian journalist.
Where does the word biro come from?
cheese Um, nope. Not from cheese. It's Hungarian and it means "judge". A Hungarian man named Biro invented the ball point pen, thus them being called "Biro's" in England. Although many people pronounce it "BI-ro" it's actually supposed to be "Beer-o".
What is in common with the words biro and sandwich?
I think they are both named after people.
Who invented the biro?
lazlo biro invented the biro in 1985
What is biro named after?
Biro was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1899. He presented the first production of the ball pen at the Budapest International Fair in 1931. In 1943 he moved to Argentina and on 10 June filed another patent, and formed Biro Pens of Argentina.
What did Lazlo and George Biro create?
The Biro brothers invented the ball point pen. Years later, the BIC company, which had made its fortune by marketing inexpensive but very functional ball point pens, named one of its ball point pens after them, calling it the Biro.
Who invented BIRO?
Ladislao Biro Invented the Biro with his brother, Georg.
What is a Biro?
A biro is a BIRO-brand ballpoint pen, or by extension, any variety of ballpoint pen.
What is the birth name of Barney Biro?
Barney Biro's birth name is Barnet Wolf Biro.
Who was Laszlo Biro's wife name?
Laszlo Biro's wife's name is Elsa Elizabeth Schick Biro.
