Where does “eGovernment” come from?
eGovernment (English) comes from English E-, from English electric, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic, from Latin historicus, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία.
eGovernment (English): The use of information technologies in order to enhance the access to and the delivery of government information and services to the public and to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and/or the quality of government operations
Definitions
- The use of information technologies in order to enhance the access to and the delivery of government information and services to the public and to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and/or the quality of government operations
Ancestry of “eGovernment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | E- | Alternative form of e- |
| 2 | English | electric | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or... |
| 3 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 4 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 5 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 6 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 7 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 13 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |