Where does “US-ASCII” come from?
US-ASCII (English) comes from English US, from Middle English us, from Old English ūs, from Proto-Germanic uns, from Proto-Indo-European n̥smé, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
US-ASCII (English): especially to differentiate it from 8-bit extended ASCII
Definitions
- especially to differentiate it from 8-bit extended ASCII
Ancestry of “US-ASCII”, step by step
US-ASCII traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English US
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | US | Initialism of unconditioned stimulus;... |
| 2 | Middle English | us | First-person plural accusative pronoun: us;... |
| 3 | Old English | ūs | us |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uns | accusative of *wīz; us |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥smé | us |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via English ASCII
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ASCII | ascians |