Where does “computative” come from?
computative (English) comes from English computation, from Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
computative (English): of or relating to computation, computational;...
Definitions
- of or relating to computation, computational;...
Ancestry of “computative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | computation | The act or process of computing; calculation;... |
| 2 | Middle English | computacioun | — |
| 3 | Middle French | computation | — |
| 4 | Latin | computatiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | computō | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |