English

program

/ˈpɹəʊ̯ˌɡɹæm/
A set of structured activities; a plan of action.

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    Origin

    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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    • rootProto-Indo-European*per- “produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”
    • rootProto-Indo-European*gerbʰ- “to carve, scratch”
    • borrowedFrenchprogramme
      • derivedLate Latinprogramma “a proclamation, edict”
        • derivedAncient Greekπρόγραμμα “a written public notice, an edict”

    Related: English programma (doublet)

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