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Where does “computistic” come from?

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

computistic (English): Of or relating to the calendrical technique of...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the calendrical technique of...

Ancestry of “computistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomputeTo reckon or calculate; To make sense;...
2Frenchcomputerto compute
3Latincomputāre—
4Latincomputō—
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “computistic”

  • computistically
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