Where does “beancount” come from?

beancount (English) comes from English count, from Middle English counten, from Anglo-Norman conter, from Old French conter, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

beancount (English): A statistical measurement that is used as an indicator of something, but which does not capture the whole picture

Definitions

  1. A statistical measurement that is used as an indicator of something, but which does not capture the whole picture

Ancestry of “beancount”, step by step

beancount traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English count

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcountTo recite numbers in sequence; To determine the...
2Middle EnglishcountenTo count enumerate; give the number of
3Anglo-Normanconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
4Old Frenchconterto tell; to say; to recount; to add up
5Latincomputōto calculate, compute, reckon together
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English bean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeanAny plant of several genera of the taxonomic...
2Middle Englishbenegracious, generous, pleasant; neighbourly help,...
3Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
4Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz
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