Where does “changelog” come from?
changelog (English) comes from English change, from Middle English chaungen, from Anglo-Norman chaunger, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion — to bend; crooked; crooked.
changelog (English): A log that records changes between versions, as...
Definitions
- A log that records changes between versions, as...
Ancestry of “changelog”, step by step
changelog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English change
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | change | To become something different; To make something... |
| 2 | Middle English | chaungen | to change; to modify |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | chaunger | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of changier |
| 4 | Old French | changier | to change; to make a change |
| 5 | Late Latin | cambiare | — |
| 6 | Latin | cambiō | to exchange, barter; change |
| 7 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 8 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |
via English log
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 2 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 3 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 4 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 5 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |