Where does “unitasking” come from?
unitasking (English) comes from English tasking, from English task, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
unitasking (English): Doing a single thing at a time
Definitions
- Doing a single thing at a time
Ancestry of “unitasking”, step by step
unitasking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tasking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tasking | present participle of task; A task; an assigned... |
| 2 | English | task | A piece of work done as part of one’s duties; Any... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tasca | — |
| 4 | Latin | taxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |