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Same question as the other answerer: When does metaphor become etymology for a new meaning? concentrate is bringing something to a center, which seems metaphorical when used as keeping a goal in mind, and I'd guess a majority of words are originally formed that way - should they not talk about cranes (in the sense of construction) because they are name after a bird?


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