Where does “metaprogramming” come from?
metaprogramming (English) comes from English programming, from English program, from French programme, from Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα, from Ancient Greek προγράφω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό — passed , crossed.
metaprogramming (English): Writing of computer programs that write or...
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- Writing of computer programs that write or...
Ancestry of “metaprogramming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | programming | The designing, scheduling or planning of a radio... |
| 2 | English | program | A set of structured activities; A leaflet listing... |
| 3 | French | programme | a program; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | programma | a proclamation, edict |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρόγραμμα | written public notice, edict; a written public... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | προγράφω | to set forth as a public notice; I set forth as a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |