Where does “spaghetticode” come from?

spaghetticode (Dutch) comes from Dutch spaghetti, from Italian spaghetti, from Italian spaghetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

spaghetticode (Dutch): spaghetti code bad, disorganized source code

Definitions

  1. spaghetti code bad, disorganized source code

Ancestry of “spaghetticode”, step by step

spaghetticode traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spaghetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspaghettispaghetti
2Italianspaghettiplural of spaghetto; a dish of spaghetti; fine...
3Italianspaghettostrand of spaghetti; a dish of spaghetti; fright
4Italian-ettoAlterative suffix used to form melioratives,...
5English-etUsed to form diminutives, loosely construed
6Middle English-etForms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,...
7Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
8Latin-ātused
9Proto-Italic-ātos
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Dutch code

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcodebook or body of laws, code of laws, lawbook;...
2EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
3Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
4Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
5Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
6Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
7Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English spaghetti code

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspaghetti codeUnstructured or poorly structured program source...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos