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It’s also French for Beaver which is more likely the origin of the name.

• rzzzt 3mo ago
  It's also Latin and Greek for beaver which is more likely the origin of the name.
  • tempay 3mo ago
    Latin and Greek aren’t one of the working languages at CERN (French and English are)
    • randiantech 3mo ago
      also spanish
      • elashri 3mo ago
        I would say "Italian" :)
        • pjmlp 3mo ago
          And Portuguese. :) And to keep this thread, I think our three languages should count as one, because at least 20 years ago, it was quite common to have Portuguese, Italian and Spanish mingle in several activities. Source, ATLAS TDAQ/HLT Alumni.
          • elashri 3mo ago
            I was just commenting based on the cliche that Italians are everywhere at CERN. So you will always hear Italian language.
            • pjmlp 3mo ago
              They are, that is how learnt Italian without much effort. :)
• antonvs 3mo ago
  Castor oil makes you poop, maybe there’s a data management metaphor in there somewhere.
  • linksnapzz 3mo ago
    I imagine that an ancient roman would think "Oleum Castorum? It's either oil you get from rendering beavers, or oil you use to lube your beaver..."