Where does “codesmith” come from?
codesmith (English) comes from English Smith, from Middle English smiþ, from Middle English smyth, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
codesmith (English): One who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer
Definitions
- One who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer
Ancestry of “codesmith”, step by step
codesmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Smith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Smith | (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) |
| 2 | Middle English | smiþ | Alternative form of smyth |
| 3 | Middle English | smyth | A blacksmith; one who works with iron; A... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþ | smith |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþ | craftsman, smith |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |
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,... |