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minus-squareTheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months ago“Fassbinder” in German, a quite common last name. So Michael Fassbender means “Michael Cooper.”
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoHuh now it’s got me wondering if that’s where the word “cooperate” comes from. Maybe it takes more more than one person to make a barrel.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 months agoNo. “Cooperate” is co-operate. Co means “with” or “together”. So “work together”
Wait, what’s a “Cooper”?
Someone who makes barrels.
“Fassbinder” in German, a quite common last name. So Michael Fassbender means “Michael Cooper.”
Küfer or Böttcher also exists.
Huh now it’s got me wondering if that’s where the word “cooperate” comes from. Maybe it takes more more than one person to make a barrel.
No. “Cooperate” is co-operate. Co means “with” or “together”.
So “work together”