Where does “minidriver” come from?

minidriver (English) comes from English driver, from Middle English drivere.

minidriver (English): A device-specific plug-in that connects to a generic utility that is supplied with the operating system to form a device driver

Definitions

  1. A device-specific plug-in that connects to a generic utility that is supplied with the operating system to form a device driver

Ancestry of “minidriver”, step by step

minidriver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English driver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdriverOne who drives something, in any sense of the...
2Middle Englishdrivere—

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Middle English drivere →