Etymology

computerlike

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Today it means: Having some similarity to a computer. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English computer
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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. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. English todaycomputerlike

From computer + -like.

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