Where does “nondesktop” come from?
nondesktop (English) comes from English desktop, from English desk, from Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, from Old Italian desco, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō — take; perceive.
nondesktop (English): Not of or pertaining to desktop computers
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to desktop computers
Ancestry of “nondesktop”, step by step
nondesktop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desktop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desktop | The top surface of a desk; A desktop computer;... |
| 2 | English | desk | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries... |
| 3 | Middle English | deske | Alternative form of dosk |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | desca | — |
| 5 | Old Italian | desco | — |
| 6 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |