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Where does “versioning” come from?

Versioning comes from English version, from Middle French version, from Latin versio, derived from the Latin verb suffix -tio attached to a root meaning "to turn" or "to change," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

versioning (English): The use of versions as a means of distinguishing...

Definitions

  1. The use of versions as a means of distinguishing...

Ancestry of “versioning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishversionA specific form or variation of something; A...
2Middle Frenchversiontranslation
3Latinversiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “versioning”

  • subversioning
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