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Where does “app” come from?

app (Hungarian) comes from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

app (Hungarian): app, application

Definitions

  1. app, application

Ancestry of “app”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapplicationThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal...
2Middle Englishapplicacioun—
3Old Frenchaplicacionapplication
4Latinapplicātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “app”

  • appra
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