Etymology

protoboard

P3R1O1T1O1B3O1A1R1D2

Today it means: A board, having a matrix of small holes to which components may be attached without solder, used for the temporary construction and testing of electrical and electronic circuits Full definition →

English board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  10. Old Englishbord
  11. Middle Englishbord
  12. Englishboard
  13. English todayprotoboard

From proto- + board.

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