Where does “PC” come from?
PC (German) comes from English pc, from English postcard, from English card, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
PC (German): PC personal computer
Definitions
- PC personal computer
Ancestry of “PC”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pc | Abbreviation of piece; Abbreviation of postcard;... |
| 2 | English | postcard | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin... |
| 3 | English | card | A playing card; Any game using playing cards; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | carde | playing card |
| 5 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 6 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 7 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 8 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 9 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 10 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |