Program etymology

English

English word program comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) γράφω, Ancient Greek (to 1453) πρῶτος, French -gramme (-gram, -gramme.), Latin programma

Etymology of program

Detailed word origin of program

Dictionary entry Language Definition
γράφω Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
πρῶτος Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
-gramme French (fr) -gram, -gramme.
programma Latin (lat)
προγράφω Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
πρόγραμμα Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
programma Late Latin (LL)
programme French (fr) (computing) A software, a computer program. A leaflet listing information about a play, game or other activity.. A particular mindset or method of doing things.. A set of structured activities.
program English (en) (transitive) To cause to automatically behave in a particular way.. (transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.. (transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.. (transitive) To put together the schedule of an event. (broadcasting) A performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or [...]

Words with the same origin as program

Descendants of πρῶτος

protocol