Where does “VBScript” come from?
VBScript (English) comes from English vb, from English verb, from English reverb, from English reverberation, from Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio, from Latin reverbero, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
VBScript (English): A scripting language that is a subset of Microsoft Visual Basic
Definitions
- A scripting language that is a subset of Microsoft Visual Basic
Ancestry of “VBScript”, step by step
VBScript traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vb | Abbreviation of verb |
| 2 | English | verb | A word that indicates an action, event, or state;... |
| 3 | English | reverb | An electronic effect which simulates echoes or... |
| 4 | English | reverberation | A violent oscillation or vibration; An echo, or a... |
| 5 | Old French | reverberation | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | reverberatio | rebounding; reverberation |
| 7 | Latin | reverbero | I repel, rebound |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English script
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | script | A writing; a written document; Written... |
| 2 | Middle English | scrit | writing; document; scroll |
| 3 | Old French | escrit | past participle of escrire; third-person singular... |
| 4 | Latin | scriptus | written, having been written |
| 5 | Latin | scribo | I write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |