Where does “cmdlet” come from?
Cmdlet comes from English cmd combined with the diminutive suffix -let, which derives from Middle French -el and -et, Old French -et, Latin -atus, Proto-Italic -ātos, and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos and -tós.
cmdlet (English): A specialized.NET class implementing a particular operation in Windows PowerShell
Definitions
- A specialized.NET class implementing a particular operation in Windows PowerShell
Ancestry of “cmdlet”, step by step
cmdlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |
via English cmd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cmd | Abbreviation of command |