Where does “closed-source” come from?
closed-source (English) comes from English source, from Middle English sours, from Old French sorse, from Latin surgere, from Latin surgo, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
closed-source (English): Whose constituent makeup, or source code, is not...
Definitions
- Whose constituent makeup, or source code, is not...
Ancestry of “closed-source”, step by step
closed-source traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English source
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | source | The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired |
| 2 | Middle English | sours | A source or origin; that which something originates from |
| 3 | Old French | sorse | rise, beginning, spring, source |
| 4 | Latin | surgere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 6 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 7 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English closed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | closed | Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not... |