Where does “Си” come from?
Си (Russian) comes from English c̄, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Си (Russian): A particular high-level programming language from which many others are derived
Definitions
- A particular high-level programming language from which many others are derived
Ancestry of “Си”, step by step
Си traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English c̄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | c̄ | With |
| 2 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 3 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via French SI
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | SI | SI |
| 2 | French | tôt | early |
| 3 | Old French | tost | early; soon; quickly; straight away |
| 4 | Latin | tostum | nominative neuter singular of tostus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | tostus | roasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *torstos | — |
via Proto-Slavic *esi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *esi | — |