Where does “Gopher” come from?
Gopher (English) comes from English Blog, from English weblog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Gopher (English): An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval
Definitions
- An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval
Ancestry of “Gopher”, step by step
Gopher traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Blog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blog | A cocktail or punch served at science fiction... |
| 2 | English | weblog | A website in the form of an ongoing journal |
| 3 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 4 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 5 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 6 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 7 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via French gaufre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gaufre | honeycomb; waffle; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old French | walfre | — |
via Biblical Hebrew גֹּ֫פֶר
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biblical Hebrew | גֹּ֫פֶר | — |