Where does “tabu search” come from?
tabu search (English) comes from English tabu, from English taboo, from Tongan tapu, from Proto-Polynesian tapu, from Proto-Oceanic tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian tambu.
tabu search (English): A combinatorial search technique used to solve...
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- A combinatorial search technique used to solve...
Ancestry of “tabu search”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tabu | Alternative spelling of taboo; sacred, not to be... |
| 2 | English | taboo | An inhibition or ban that results from social... |
| 3 | Tongan | tapu | prohibited, sacred |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | tapu | taboo |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | tabu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | tambu | — |