Where does “prototype-based” come from?
prototype-based (English) comes from English prototype, from French prototype, from Latin prōtotypus, from Ancient Greek πρωτότυπος, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
prototype-based (English): making inheritance possible by cloning objects instead of instantiating them from classes
Definitions
- making inheritance possible by cloning objects instead of instantiating them from classes
Ancestry of “prototype-based”, step by step
prototype-based traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prototype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prototype | An original form or object which is a basis for... |
| 2 | French | prototype | prototype |
| 3 | Latin | prōtotypus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρωτότυπος | original; prototype |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English based
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | based | Founded on; having a basis; often used in... |
| 2 | English | Base | Something from which other things extend; a foundation |
| 3 | Middle English | base | A foundation or base; the bottom of a building;... |
| 4 | Old French | base | base bottom part; supporting part |
| 5 | Latin | basis | A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |