Where does “datafile” come from?
datafile (English) comes from English data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
datafile (English): A computer file that stores data for use by an...
Definitions
- A computer file that stores data for use by an...
Ancestry of “datafile”, step by step
datafile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English data
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | data | plural of datum; Information, especially in a... |
| 2 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 3 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 4 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English filé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filé | A spicy herb made from the dried and ground... |
| 2 | French | filé | past participle of filer; simple or twisted... |
| 3 | French | filer | to spin; to thread through; to spin a thread |
| 4 | Latin | fīlāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | fīlum | thread, string, filament, fiber |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fī(s)lom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- | — |