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Where does “taskbar” come from?

Taskbar comes from English task and English bar, with bar deriving from French barre, from Ancient Greek βαρύς, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-.

taskbar (English): A bar on a computer desktop used to launch and...

Definitions

  1. A bar on a computer desktop used to launch and...

Ancestry of “taskbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtaskA piece of work done as part of one’s duties; Any...
2Medieval Latintasca—
3Latintaxasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Latintaxāre—
5LatinTaxusyew
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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