Where does “programa” come from?
programa (Romanian) comes from French programmer, from French programme, from Latin programma, from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα, from Ancient Greek προγράφω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
programa (Romanian): to program
Definitions
- to program
Ancestry of “programa”, step by step
programa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French programmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | programmer | to program; to program, to write program code |
| 2 | French | programme | a program; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | programma | a proclamation, edict |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρόγραμμα | written public notice, edict; a written public... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προγράφω | to set forth as a public notice; I set forth as a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρό- | in front of; before |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Russian програ́мма
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | програ́мма | program/programme |