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Where does “app” come from?

App derives from English application and English appetize, which stem from Latin apparentia and the prefix Latin ad-.

app (English): An application , especially a small one designed...

Definitions

  1. An application , especially a small one designed...

Ancestry of “app”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapplicationThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal...
2Middle Englishapplicacioun—
3Old Frenchaplicacionapplication
4Latinapplicātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “app”

  • applet
  • in-app
  • microapp
  • appbar
  • postapp
  • preapp
  • app
  • апплет
  • Applet
  • App
  • app
  • apletti
  • app
  • app
  • appen
  • app
  • aip
  • app
  • app
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