Where does “pseudocode” come from?
Pseudocode comes from English pseudo- combined with code, which derives from French code, Latin caudex meaning tree trunk, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European gʷet- meaning to press or squeeze.
pseudocode (English): A description of a computer programming algorithm...
Definitions
- A description of a computer programming algorithm...
Ancestry of “pseudocode”, step by step
pseudocode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch code
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | code | book or body of laws, code of laws, lawbook;... |
| 2 | English | code | A short symbol, often with little relation to the... |
| 3 | Middle English | code | Any kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous... |
| 4 | Old English | codd | bag; sack; husk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Code
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Code | code |