Where does “petaop” come from?
petaop (English) comes from English op, from English op shop, from English opportunity, from English opportune, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās, from Latin opportūnus, from Latin Portus — passed , crossed.
petaop (English): 1015 operations per second
Definitions
- 1015 operations per second
Ancestry of “petaop”, step by step
petaop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English op
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | op | An operation; An amateur radio operator; An... |
| 2 | English | op shop | A shop, usually operated by a charity, to which... |
| 3 | English | opportunity | A chance for advancement, progress or profit; A... |
| 4 | English | opportune | Suitable for some particular purpose; At a... |
| 5 | Middle French | opportunité | — |
| 6 | Latin | opportūnitās | convenience, fitness |
| 7 | Latin | opportūnus | suitable |
| 8 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Peta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Peta | — |
| 2 | English | Peter | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P |
| 3 | Middle English | Peter | Peter |
| 4 | Latin | Petrus | Peter |
| 5 | Indonesian | penembak | shooter |
| 6 | Indonesian | tembak | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 7 | Malay | tembak | to shoot |
| 8 | Malay | timbak | Obsolete form of tembak |
| 9 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 10 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |