Where does “dev” come from?
Dev is a shortened form of develop, which derives from French développer, itself from Middle French desveloper, ultimately from Latin roots combining ex- with -arius and -are.
dev (English): developer; development; device
Definitions
- developer; development; device
Ancestry of “dev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | դեւ | dev, demon, evil spirit |
| 2 | Old Armenian | դեւ | spectre, ghost, spirit; good spirit, angel; evil... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | դէւ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | daywáh | demon; malevolent being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daywás | god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |