Where does “metapipelining” come from?
metapipelining (English) comes from English pipelining, from English pipeline, from English line, from Middle English line, from Old English līne, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic līnǭ, from Proto-Germanic līną — flax.
metapipelining (English): The use of a metapipeline
Definitions
- The use of a metapipeline
Ancestry of “metapipelining”, step by step
metapipelining traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pipelining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pipelining | present participle of pipeline |
| 2 | English | pipeline | A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas... |
| 3 | English | line | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight |
| 4 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 5 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |