Where does “downpointer” come from?
downpointer (English) comes from English pointer, from English point, from Middle English point, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
downpointer (English): A pointer in a hierarchical data structure that points to the node that is down from the current node
Definitions
- A pointer in a hierarchical data structure that points to the node that is down from the current node
Ancestry of “downpointer”, step by step
downpointer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pointer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pointer | Anything that points or is used for pointing; A... |
| 2 | English | point | A discrete division of something; A sharp... |
| 3 | Middle English | point | — |
| 4 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 5 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 6 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |