Where does “microprocesador” come from?
microprocesador (Spanish) comes from Spanish procesador, from Spanish procesar, from Spanish proceso, from Latin prōcessus, from Latin prōcēdō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
microprocesador (Spanish): microprocessor
Ancestry of “microprocesador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | procesador | processor |
| 2 | Spanish | procesar | to process; to prosecute |
| 3 | Spanish | proceso | process; lawsuit; trial |
| 4 | Latin | prōcessus | — |
| 5 | Latin | prōcēdō | — |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |