Where does “multiprogrammability” come from?
multiprogrammability (English) comes from English programmability, from English programmable, from English program, from French programme, from Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα, from Ancient Greek προγράφω, from Ancient Greek πρό- — passed , crossed.
multiprogrammability (English): The quality of being multiprogrammable
Definitions
- The quality of being multiprogrammable
Ancestry of “multiprogrammability”, step by step
multiprogrammability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English programmability
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | programmability | The abstract capability of being programmable |
| 2 | English | programmable | Capable of being programmed; A calculator that... |
| 3 | English | program | A set of structured activities; A leaflet listing... |
| 4 | French | programme | a program; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | programma | a proclamation, edict |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρόγραμμα | written public notice, edict; a written public... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | προγράφω | to set forth as a public notice; I set forth as a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |