New words are created to describe new inventions, products, and services as technology and industries evolve over time. Companies sometimes coin new words for their products that later become common usage, such as PowerBook and Pentium. Existing words are also combined to form new textiles like nylon and polyester as materials are developed.

1. Mummy, where do new words come from?

2. Coinage

3. Words are created to cater for new inventions, products or services.

4. Nylon

5. Polyester

6. Internet

7. Lycra

8. More

9. A company called Lexicon invented the words PowerBook and Pentium.

10. Words are created to cater for new inventions, products or services.

11. Some brand names are used so much that they becomes common words

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