Etymology

DeLorean

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Today it means: A car made by the DeLorean Motor Company (DMC). Named after American automotive executive John DeLorean Full definition →

Romanian Delorean
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The story

  1. Romanian · borrowed fromDelorean
  2. English todayDeLorean

From Romanian Delorean, variant of Delurean, from dealuri, plural of deal (“hill”) + -ean (suffix indicating origin).

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