Question of the Day #34 · April 26, 2026
Which common word, derived from a term for 'forced labor', was introduced in Karel Čapek's 1920 play R.U.R. after being coined by his brother Josef?
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Robot
Robot entered the language through Karel Čapek’s 1920 play R.U.R., using a word coined by his brother Josef. Its roots in “forced labor” give the now-common term a distinctly darker undertone.