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Where does “informática” come from?

informática (Portuguese) comes from French informatique, from French information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

informática (Portuguese): computer science; informatics; feminine singular...

Definitions

  1. computer science; informatics; feminine singular...

Ancestry of “informática”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinformatiquecomputer science; ICT
2Frenchinformationpiece of information; datum; news; information
3Latinīnfōrmātiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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