Episode 14: Calqued Words
Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast - Ein Podcast von Ray Belli
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Calques are words or phrases whose meanings have been literally translated from one language into another, aka ‘loan translations.’ Words such as flea market, skyscraper, and translation itself all came into English this way. Today's episode looks at a number of words that have been calqued into English and out of English.