Where does “cd” come from?

cd (Dutch) comes from English CD, from Russian -шка.

cd (Dutch): CD, compact disc

Definitions

  1. CD, compact disc

Ancestry of “cd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCDThe corps diplomatique, or diplomatic corps of a...
2Russian-шка—
Every word from Russian -шка →Every word from English CD →
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