Where does “Scheme” come from?

Scheme (English) comes from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

Scheme (English): A programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp

Definitions

  1. A programming language, one of the two major dialects of Lisp

Ancestry of “Scheme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinschēmashape, figure, form, manner, posture
2Ancient Greekσχῆμαform, shape, figure; appearance, show, pretense;...
3Ancient GreekἔχωI have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have...
4Proto-Hellenichékʰōto have
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “Scheme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔχω →
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