Where does “debugger” come from?
Debugger comes from English debug, from English bugge, through Latin -arius and Latin -us formations ultimately traceable to Proto-Italic -os.
debugger (English): A computer program that helps the user to test...
Definitions
- A computer program that helps the user to test...
Ancestry of “debugger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | debug | To search for and eliminate malfunctioning... |
| 2 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |