Where does “goroutine” come from?
goroutine (English) comes from English Go, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
goroutine (English): A lightweight communicating process in the Go...
Definitions
- A lightweight communicating process in the Go...
Ancestry of “goroutine”, step by step
goroutine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Go
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 2 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 3 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 5 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via English routine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | routine | A course of action to be followed regularly; a... |
| 2 | French | routiné | routine (all senses) |
| 3 | Old French | -ine | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |