Where does “plugin” come from?
Plugin derives from English in and English inch, from Middle Dutch plugge, ultimately from Latin uncia meaning "a twelfth part," with roots in Proto-Indo-European en and steh₂-.
plugin (English): Alternative spelling of plug-in
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of plug-in
Ancestry of “plugin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plug | A pronged connecting device which fits into a... |
| 2 | Dutch | plug | wall plug |
| 3 | Dutch | plugge | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | plugge | peg, plug |
| 5 | Old Dutch | pluggi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | plugjaz | — |
Words derived from “plugin”