The word 'company' comes from Latin 'con paneo' meaning 'with bread' because companies were originally seen as groups of people who ate together and then did business together, suggesting companies are fundamentally about human community and shared consumption

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Gillian Tett

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the word company comes from latin con paneo meaning with bread because companies were originally seen as groups of people who ate together [17:39]

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Can we Fix Capitalism? Yanis Varoufakis vs Gillian TettIntelligence Squared
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:33:04 PM

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