Where does “multitasker” come from?

multitasker (English) comes from English multitask, 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.

multitasker (English): Someone who multitasks, who performs multiple...

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Someone who multitasks, who performs multiple...

Ancestry of “multitasker”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	multitask	To schedule and execute multiple tasks ...
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

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