Where does “wardialer” come from?
wardialer (English) comes from English dialer, from English dial, from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.
wardialer (English): A program that dials every telephone number in a...
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- A program that dials every telephone number in a...
Ancestry of “wardialer”, step by step
wardialer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dialer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dialer | A person or device that dials, as using a... |
| 2 | English | dial | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle... |
| 3 | Middle English | diall | A pointer on a dial; A timekeeping instrument,... |
| 4 | Middle French | dyal | — |
| 5 | Latin | diālis | Of or belonging to the god Jupiter |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via English War
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | War | Preceded by [[the#Article |
| 2 | Middle English | werre | War in general; the practice of fighting between... |
| 3 | Old Norse | verri | comparative degree of illr, worse; worse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirsizô | comparative degree of *ubilaz; worse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |