Where does “microprocessador” come from?
microprocessador (Catalan) comes from Catalan processador, from Portuguese processar, from Catalan procés, from Latin prōcessus, from Latin prōcēdō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
microprocessador (Catalan): microprocessor
Ancestry of “microprocessador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | processador | processor |
| 2 | Portuguese | processar | to process; to sue |
| 3 | Catalan | procés | process; trial; the process of Catalan... |
| 4 | Latin | prōcessus | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōcēdō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |