Where does “crapplet” come from?
crapplet (English) comes from English applet, from English App, from German App, from English app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
crapplet (English): An unwanted or poor-quality applet
Definitions
- An unwanted or poor-quality applet
Ancestry of “crapplet”, step by step
crapplet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English applet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | applet | a small program module that runs under the... |
| 2 | English | App | Abbreviation of appeals; Alternative form of app |
| 3 | German | App | app |
| 4 | English | app | An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device |
| 5 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 6 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 7 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 8 | Latin | applicātiō | application, inclination |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |