Where does “program” come from?

program (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα, from Ancient Greek προγράφω, from Ancient Greek πρό-, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

program (Swedish): a program; a software application, or a...

Definitions

a program; a software application, or a...

Ancestry of “program”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	πρόγραμμα	written public notice, edict; a written public...
2	Ancient Greek	προγράφω	to set forth as a public notice; I set forth as a...
3	Ancient Greek	πρό-	in front of; before
4	Ancient Greek	πρό	before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	pró	toward, leading to
6	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
7	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “program”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró →