Where does “autocode” come from?
autocode (English) comes from English auto, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
autocode (English): Any of several early assembly languages
Definitions
- Any of several early assembly languages
Ancestry of “autocode”, step by step
autocode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auto | Clipping of automatic; An automobile; A setting... |
| 2 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 3 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 4 | French | automate | automaton |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via English code
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | code | A short symbol, often with little relation to the... |
| 2 | Middle English | code | Any kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous... |
| 3 | Old English | codd | bag; sack; husk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |