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Where does “computerphobe” come from?

computerphobe (English) comes from English computer, from English compute, from French computer, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

computerphobe (English): A person afflicted by computerphobia; one who...

Definitions

  1. A person afflicted by computerphobia; one who...

Ancestry of “computerphobe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomputerA person employed to perform computations; one...
2EnglishcomputeTo reckon or calculate; To make sense;...
3Frenchcomputerto compute
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,...
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