Where does “Multics” come from?
Multics (English) comes from English compute, from French computer, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Multics (English): An influential early time-sharing operating system
Definitions
- An influential early time-sharing operating system
Ancestry of “Multics”, step by step
Multics traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English compute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compute | To reckon or calculate; To make sense;... |
| 2 | French | computer | to compute |
| 3 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 5 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English information
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | information | That which resolves uncertainty; anything that... |
| 2 | Middle English | enformacioun | Teaching, education; the dissemination of knowledge |
| 3 | Latin | īnfōrmātiō | sketch, idea, conception |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English service
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | service | An act of being of assistance to someone; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | servise | service; servitude; vasselage |
| 3 | Old English | serfis | service |
| 4 | Old French | servise | service; servitude; vasselage; church service |
| 5 | Latin | servitium | slavery, servitude; slaves; service |
| 6 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |