Where does “minisupercomputing” come from?
minisupercomputing (English) comes from English supercomputing, from English computing, from English compute, from French computer, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
minisupercomputing (English): The use of minisupercomputers
Definitions
- The use of minisupercomputers
Ancestry of “minisupercomputing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | supercomputing | The design and use of supercomputers |
| 2 | English | computing | The process or act of calculation; The use of a... |
| 3 | English | compute | To reckon or calculate; To make sense;... |
| 4 | French | computer | to compute |
| 5 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | computō | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |