Etymology

iPadOS

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Today it means: A mobile operating system (OS) created and developed by Apple Inc. used for its tablets. Full definition →

English OS ← Middle French systeme ← Late Latin systēma
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Germanic*natją
  8. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  9. Old Englishnett
  10. Middle Englishnet
  11. Englishnet
  12. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  14. Proto-Germanic*werką
  15. Proto-West Germanic*werk
  16. Old Englishweorc
  17. Middle Englishwerk
  18. Englishwork
  19. Englishnetwork
  20. Englishinternetwork
  21. EnglishInternet
  22. Englishi-
  23. Englishpad
  24. EnglishiPad
  25. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₃épos
  27. Proto-Italic*opos
  28. Latinopus
  29. Latinopera
  30. Latinoperātus
  31. Englishoperate
  32. Englishoperating
  33. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  34. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  35. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  36. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  37. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  38. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  39. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  40. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  41. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  42. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  43. Ancient Greekσῠνῐ́στημῐ (sŭnĭ́stēmĭ)
  44. Ancient Greekσύστημα (sústēma)
  45. Late Latinsystēma
  46. Middle Frenchsysteme
  47. Englishsystem
  48. Englishoperating system
  49. EnglishOS
  50. English todayiPadOS

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