program

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρόγραμμα“a written public notice, an edict”
2. Late Latin · derived fromprogramma“a proclamation, edict”
3. French · borrowed fromprogramme
4. English todayprogram

Borrowed from French programme, from Late Latin programma (“a proclamation, edict”), from Ancient Greek πρόγραμμα (prógramma, “a written public notice, an edict”), from προγράφω (prográphō, “to set forth as a public notice”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to write”). Doublet of programma.

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