Where does “desktop” come from?
desktop (Portuguese) comes from English desktop, from English desk, from Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, from Old Italian desco, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō — take; perceive.
desktop (Portuguese): desktop computer; desktop
Definitions
- desktop computer; desktop
Ancestry of “desktop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | desktop | The top surface of a desk; A desktop computer;... |
| 2 | English | desk | A table, frame, or case, in past centuries... |
| 3 | Middle English | deske | Alternative form of dosk |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | desca | — |
| 5 | Old Italian | desco | — |
| 6 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |