Where does “Frankenstein PC” come from?
Frankenstein PC (English) comes from English pc, from English postcard, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
Frankenstein PC (English): A custom-built or heavily repaired PC assembled from a mix of mismatched, repurposed, or discarded spare parts rather than brand-new, standardized components
Definitions
- A custom-built or heavily repaired PC assembled from a mix of mismatched, repurposed, or discarded spare parts rather than brand-new, standardized components
Ancestry of “Frankenstein PC”, step by step
Frankenstein PC traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pc | Abbreviation of piece; Abbreviation of postcard;... |
| 2 | English | postcard | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin... |
| 3 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 4 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 5 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Frankenstein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Frankenstein | To combine two or more similar elements into a... |
| 2 | German | Frankenstein | Any of a number of smaller places in Germany and other European countries |