English word information comes from Old French information
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| information | Old French (fro) | |
| enformation | English (eng) | |
| informacioun | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| enformacion | Middle English (enm) | |
| information | English (eng) | (Christianity) Divine inspiration. [from 15th c.]. (IT industry jargon) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message). [from late 20th c.]. (computing) […] the meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.. (legal) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform [...] |