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Where does “tasking” come from?

Tasking derives from the English verb task, which comes from Middle English task, borrowed from Old Northern French tasque, meaning a piece of work imposed or allotted.

tasking (English): present participle of task; A task; an assigned...

Definitions

  1. present participle of task; A task; an assigned...

Ancestry of “tasking”, 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

Words derived from “tasking”

  • unitasking
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