Etymology

subroutine

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Today it means: A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task. Full definition →

English routine ← French routine ← Latin sub-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Frenchroutine
  7. Englishroutine
  8. English todaysubroutine

From sub- + routine.

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