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Where does “metaframework” come from?

metaframework (English) comes from English framework, from English work, from English lacquerwork, from English lacquer, from French lacque, from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ.

metaframework (English): A framework that describes other frameworks

Definitions

  1. A framework that describes other frameworks

Ancestry of “metaframework”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishframeworkA support structure comprising joined parts or...
2Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
3EnglishlacquerworkArtistic or decorative work made with lacquer
4EnglishlacquerA glossy, resinous material used as a surface...
5Frenchlacquea sort of sealing wax
6Portugueselacalake; lac
7Persianلاک—
8Urduلاکھlakh, lac
9Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔—
10Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
11Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
12Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
13Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-—
14Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-—
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