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Where does “adware” come from?

adware (Czech) comes from English adware, from English AD, from English advantage, from Middle English avantage, from Old French avantage, from Old French avant, from Latin ab ante, from Latin ante — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

adware (Czech): adware

Definitions

  1. adware

Ancestry of “adware”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadwareA software application that includes...
2EnglishADInitialism of anno Domini ; in the year of our...
3EnglishadvantageAny condition, circumstance, opportunity or...
4Middle Englishavantage—
5Old Frenchavantageadvantage; profit; gain
6Old Frenchavantbeforehand; earlier
7Latinab ante—
8Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
9Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
10Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
11Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
12Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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