Where does “računalo” come from?
računalo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian računati, from Serbo-Croatian račun, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
računalo (Serbo-Croatian): computer
Definitions
- computer
Ancestry of “računalo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | računati | to calculate, count, figure, compute; to... |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | račun | calculus; computation, calculation; bill, check |
| 3 | Latin | ratiō | reason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |