Where does “datagram” come from?
Datagram is a modern English coinage blending data from Latin data, the plural of datum meaning "something given," with gram from Ancient Greek γράμμα meaning "letter" or "written character."
datagram (English): A packet of data passed across a network
Definitions
- A packet of data passed across a network
Ancestry of “datagram”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |