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Where does “computation” come from?

Computation comes from Middle French computation, from Latin computatio (a reckoning), derived from computare (to calculate by counting together), formed from com- (together) and putare (to think or reckon).

computation (English): The act or process of computing; calculation;...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of computing; calculation;...

Ancestry of “computation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcomputacioun—
2Middle Frenchcomputation—
3Latincomputatiō—
4Latincomputāre—
5Latincomputō—
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—
14Germankitt—
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,...

Words derived from “computation”

  • computational
  • computationally
  • recomputation
  • precomputation
  • computationalism
  • neurocomputational
  • noncomputational
  • hypercomputation
  • computationalist
  • computative
  • neurocomputation
  • miscomputation
  • biocomputational
  • precomputational
  • biocomputation
  • metacomputation
  • supercomputational
  • neurocomputationally
  • supercomputation
  • microcomputation
  • computationalistic
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