Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “dekoodata” come from?

dekoodata (Finnish) comes from English decode, from English code, from English bytecode, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon — to pull, to draw; to lead.

dekoodata (Finnish): To decode

Definitions

  1. To decode

Ancestry of “dekoodata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecodeTo convert from an encrypted form to plain text;...
2EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
3EnglishbytecodeP-code
4EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
5EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
6Middle Englishbitento bite
7Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
8Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
9Old Englishtēohan—
10Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
11Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
12Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “dekoodata”

  • dekoodaus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →