Where does “microprocessing” come from?
microprocessing (English) comes from English processing, from English process, from English procession, from Middle English processioun, from Old French pourciession, from Latin processio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
microprocessing (English): The use of microprocessors
Definitions
- The use of microprocessors
Ancestry of “microprocessing”, step by step
microprocessing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English processing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | processing | The action of the verb "to process"; The act of... |
| 2 | English | process | A series of events which produce a result; A set... |
| 3 | English | procession | The act of progressing or proceeding; A group of... |
| 4 | Middle English | processioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | pourciession | procession |
| 6 | Latin | processio | advance; procession |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |