Where does “crowdsourcing” come from?
crowdsourcing (English) comes from English sourcing, from English source, from Middle English sours, from Old French sorse, from Latin surgere, from Latin surgo, from Latin subrigo, from Latin regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
crowdsourcing (English): The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group...
Definitions
- The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group...
Ancestry of “crowdsourcing”, step by step
crowdsourcing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sourcing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sourcing | present participle of source; The process by... |
| 2 | English | source | The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired |
| 3 | Middle English | sours | A source or origin; that which something originates from |
| 4 | Old French | sorse | rise, beginning, spring, source |
| 5 | Latin | surgere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | surgo | I rise, get up, I arise; I lift up, I straighten |
| 7 | Latin | subrigo | I lift up, I straighten |
| 8 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 11 | 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 |