Today's list of 10 companies and the etymology of their names is as follows:
1. Hyundai: The name connotes the sense of 'Modernity' in Korean.
2. IBM: First named by Thomas John Watson Sr. and the present name is a short from of International Business Machines.
3. ICICI: Short Form of Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India.
4. Intel: Short Form of Integrated Electronics with the 'Int' from Integrated and 'El' from Electronics.
5. Infosys: Short Form for Information Systems with the 'Info' from Information and 'Sys' from System.
6. KFC: Short Form of the original name Kentucky Fried Chicken. The previous name was replaced with KFC to avoid the unhealthy connonations of the word 'Fried'.
7. Kia Motors: The name 'Kia' literally means 'Rising From Asia' in the Hanja Language.
8. Lego: It is the combination of the Danish word 'Leg Godt' which means 'Play Well'.
9. Lenovo: Portmanteau of words 'Le' (derived from previous name Legend) and 'Novo' which translates to 'New' in Latin.
10. L Oreal: This present day name originated from 'Aureole', which was the name given to an innovative hair-colour formula developed by Eugene Schuller, A French Chemist.
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