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Where does “maplet” come from?

maplet (English) comes from English applet, from English App, from German App, from English app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

maplet (English): An applet written in the computer algebra system...

Definitions

  1. An applet written in the computer algebra system...

Ancestry of “maplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishappleta small program module that runs under the...
2EnglishAppAbbreviation of appeals; Alternative form of app
3GermanAppapp
4EnglishappAn application , especially a small one designed...
5EnglishapplicationThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal...
6Middle Englishapplicacioun—
7Old Frenchaplicacionapplication
8Latinapplicātiō—
9Latin-tiō—
10Latindissertātiō—
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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