Where does “computationally” come from?
Computationally derives from English computational, which comes from English computation, ultimately from Latin computare meaning to reckon or count together, formed from the prefix con- and a root related to Proto-Indo-European līg-.
computationally (English): In a computational manner; Using computation
Definitions
- In a computational manner; Using computation
Ancestry of “computationally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | computational | Of or relating to computation |
| 2 | English | computation | The act or process of computing; calculation;... |
| 3 | Middle English | computacioun | Computation, calculation of time or in arithmetic or astronomy |
| 4 | Middle French | computation | — |
| 5 | Latin | computatiō | calculation, reckoning, computation |
| 6 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |