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Where does “wired” come from?

Wired comes from Middle English -ed and Old English -od, derived from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz and Proto-Indo-European weyro- plus -tós.

wired (English): Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power...

Definitions

  1. Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power...

Ancestry of “wired”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwireMetal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
2Middle Englishwir—
3Old Englishwīrwire, metal thread, wire-ornament
4EnglishmyrtleAn evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
5Old Frenchmyrte—
6Latinmyrtusmyrtle
7Ancient Greekμύρτοςmyrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
8Ancient Greekμυρίκηtamarisk
9Ancient Greek-ίκη—

Words derived from “wired”

  • hardwired
  • miswired
  • underwired
  • wiredness
  • biwired
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