Where does “stemcomputer” come from?
stemcomputer (Dutch) comes from Dutch computer, from English computer, from English compute, from French computer, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
stemcomputer (Dutch): voting computer
Definitions
- voting computer
Ancestry of “stemcomputer”, step by step
stemcomputer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch computer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | computer | computer |
| 2 | English | computer | A person employed to perform computations; one... |
| 3 | English | compute | To reckon or calculate; To make sense;... |
| 4 | French | computer | to compute |
| 5 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch stemmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stemmen | to vote; to tune; to bring into a certain mood |
| 2 | Dutch | stem | voice, sound made by the mouth using airflow; the... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stemme | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stemma | voice |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stebnu | voice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |