Assembler
/əˈsɛmblɚ/noun
A person or machine that puts parts together into a whole.
Did you know?Assembler ultimately traces back to Latin *simul* (“together, at the same time”), the same ancient root behind words of simultaneity and collective action.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one; together”
Latin
Latin
simul
“together; at the same time”
Latin
Latin
simulare
“to make like; to imitate”
Old French
Old French
assembler
“to gather together; to collect”
Middle English
English
assembler
“one who gathers or joins things together”
Modern English
English
assembler
“a person or machine that puts parts together into a whole”
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