Where does “display” come from?
Display comes from Middle English displayen, from Old French despleier, combining the prefix des- with Old French pleier (to fold), ultimately from Latin plicare (to fold) and Latin ex (out), derived from Proto-Indo-European pel- (to fold).
display (English): A show or spectacle; A piece of work to be...
Definitions
- A show or spectacle; A piece of work to be...
Ancestry of “display”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | displayen | to display |
| 2 | Old French | despleier | Alternative form of desploiier |
| 3 | Latin | displicō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
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