Etymology

computerize

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Today it means: To convert a manual function or system into a computer system. Full definition →

English computer ← French computer ← Latin computāre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinputus
  7. Latinputō
  8. Latincomputō
  9. Latincomputāre
  10. Frenchcomputer
  11. Englishcompute
  12. Englishcomputer
  13. English todaycomputerize

From computer + -ize.

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