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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

  1. Resembling or like a supercomputer

Ancestry of “supercomputerlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupercomputerAny computer that has a far greater processing...
2EnglishcomputerA person employed to perform computations; one...
3EnglishcomputeTo reckon or calculate; To make sense;...
4Frenchcomputerto compute
5Latincomputāre—
6Latincomputō—
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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