Where does “software dannoso” come from?
software dannoso (Italian) comes from Italian software, from English software, from English -ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
software dannoso (Italian): malware
Definitions
- malware
Ancestry of “software dannoso”, step by step
software dannoso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian software
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | software | software encoded computer instructions |
| 2 | English | software | Encoded computer instructions, usually... |
| 3 | English | -ware | Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items... |
| 4 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Italian dannoso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dannoso | harmful |
| 2 | Latin | damnosus | causing damage, injurious, destructive; prodigal |
| 3 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 4 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |