Where does “upload” come from?

Upload derives from English up- combined with load, which comes from Middle English lōde, Old English hlāf, Proto-Germanic hlaibaz, and Proto-Indo-European *leyk- meaning to leave or deposit.

upload (English): To transfer data to a computer on a network,...

Definitions

  1. To transfer data to a computer on a network,...

Ancestry of “upload”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishup-Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...
2Middle Englishup-—
3Old Englishūp-up-
4Old Englishūpup, from above
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “upload”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →
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