Where does “crowdsource” come from?
crowdsource (English) comes from English source, from Middle English sours, from Old French sorse, from Latin surgere, from Latin surgo, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
crowdsource (English): To delegate a task to a large, diffuse group
Definitions
- To delegate a task to a large, diffuse group
Ancestry of “crowdsource”, step by step
crowdsource traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English source
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | source | The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired |
| 2 | Middle English | sours | A source or origin; that which something originates from |
| 3 | Old French | sorse | rise, beginning, spring, source |
| 4 | Latin | surgere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 6 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 7 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English crowd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crowd | To press forward; to advance by pushing; To press... |
| 2 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 3 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |