Where does “microtasking” come from?
microtasking (English) comes from English microtask, from English task, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
microtasking (English): The organization of work into small tasks that can be distributed to many workers, especially via the internet (crowdsourced)
Definitions
- The organization of work into small tasks that can be distributed to many workers, especially via the internet (crowdsourced)
Ancestry of “microtasking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microtask | A very small or simple task |
| 2 | English | task | A piece of work done as part of one’s duties; Any... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tasca | — |
| 4 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |