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The American automobile gets its name from the Greek 'auto-', which means 'self'; and the Latin 'mobilis', which means 'easy to move'. The American computer gets its name from the Latin 'computare', which means 'to calculate, to reckon together'. The American refrigerator gets its name from the Latin 're-', which is a prefix that means 'again'; and the Latin 'frigerare', which means 'to cool'. The American stove gets its name from the Latin 'ex-', which is a prefix that means 'out'; and the Greek 'typhein', which means 'to smoke'. The American vacuum cleaner gets its name from the Latin 'vacuum', which means 'empty space'.

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