Where does “supercomputerlike” come from?
supercomputerlike (English) comes from English supercomputer, from English computer, from English compute, from French computer, from Latin computāre, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
supercomputerlike (English): Resembling or like a supercomputer
Definitions
- Resembling or like a supercomputer
Ancestry of “supercomputerlike”, step by step
supercomputerlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supercomputer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supercomputer | Any computer that has a far greater processing... |
| 2 | English | computer | A person employed to perform computations; one... |
| 3 | English | compute | To reckon or calculate; To make sense;... |
| 4 | French | computer | to compute |
| 5 | Latin | computāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |