Etymology

tokenmaxx

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Today it means: To consume AI tokens extravagantly, usually to inflate usage statistics that are used as a proxy for productivity. Full definition →

English maximizeclip. ← Latin maximus ← Proto-Italic *magisVmos
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The story

  1. Englishtoken
  2. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  3. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂yōs
  4. Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂ism̥mos
  5. Proto-Italic*magisVmos
  6. Latinmaximus
  7. Englishmaximizeclip.
  8. English todaytokenmaxx

From token + -maxx.

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