Where does “prepender” come from?
prepender (English) comes from English prepend, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
prepender (English): A software component that prepends data to a computer file
Definitions
- A software component that prepends data to a computer file
Ancestry of “prepender”, step by step
prepender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prepend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prepend | To attach to another, as a prefix; The act of... |
| 2 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |