Where does “download manager” come from?
download manager (English) comes from English download, from English down-, from Middle English down-, from Old English dūne-, from Old English dūne, from Old English adūne, from Old English ofdūne, from Old English dūn — smoke; mist, haze.
download manager (English): A computer program which aids in the downloading...
Definitions
- A computer program which aids in the downloading...
Ancestry of “download manager”, step by step
download manager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English download
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | download | A file transfer to the local computer; A file... |
| 2 | English | down- | decrease; lower position or direction, literally... |
| 3 | Middle English | down- | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūne- | down- |
| 5 | Old English | dūne | hill; down, downward |
| 6 | Old English | adūne | — |
| 7 | Old English | ofdūne | off the hill; down |
| 8 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English manager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manager | A person whose job is to manage something, such... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |