Where does “post-PC” come from?
post-PC (English) comes from English pc, from English postcard, from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
post-PC (English): After the decline of the personal computer in favour of mobile devices
Definitions
- After the decline of the personal computer in favour of mobile devices
Ancestry of “post-PC”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pc | Abbreviation of piece; Abbreviation of postcard;... |
| 2 | English | postcard | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin... |
| 3 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 4 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 5 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |