Where does “metacomputation” come from?
metacomputation (English) comes from English computation, from Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
metacomputation (English): The transformation of computer programs based on...
Definitions
- The transformation of computer programs based on...
Ancestry of “metacomputation”, step by step
metacomputation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English computation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | computation | The act or process of computing; calculation;... |
| 2 | Middle English | computacioun | Computation, calculation of time or in arithmetic or astronomy |
| 3 | Middle French | computation | — |
| 4 | Latin | computatiō | calculation, reckoning, computation |
| 5 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |