Re:germans(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.03.07 1:08 (#18250372) (http://www.blogger.com/profile/11854854 Last Journal: 2007.03.06 0:21)
Camry, Carina, Corolla, Corona, Crown, Celica...
According to some speculation, Camry is thought to be derived from the similar Japanese word, means a lid, tiara or crown. Corolla is a derivative of corona, which is a Latin word for crown, so at least four words are from the same origin -crown.
I didn't know that. I knew corolla means petals in French, corona means nuclear reaction on the surface of the sun. But I had no idea all names are correlated. It is certain that all names are unfamiliar to traditional Japanese.
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