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Where does “appen” come from?

appen (Dutch) comes from Dutch app, from English App, from German App, from English app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

appen (Dutch): to send a message using a mobile app

Definitions

  1. to send a message using a mobile app

Ancestry of “appen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchappan app; a text message sent using an app
2EnglishAppAbbreviation of appeals; Alternative form of app
3GermanAppapp
4EnglishappAn application , especially a small one designed...
5EnglishapplicationThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal...
6Middle Englishapplicacioun—
7Old Frenchaplicacionapplication
8Latinapplicātiō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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