Computation
/ˌkɑːm.pjəˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
The act or process of calculating something.
Did you know?Computation comes from Latin computare, “to count together,” built from com- (“together”) + putare (“to settle, reckon, think”), a root that also gave English words tied to judgment and reputation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pau-
“to cut, strike, prune; later to cleanse or settle by pruning away”
Latin
Latin
putare
“to prune, trim; then to consider, reckon, calculate”
Latin
Latin
computare
“to count, reckon, calculate together”
Late Latin
Late Latin
computatio
“a reckoning, calculation”
Old French
Old French
computacion
“reckoning, calculation”
Middle English
English
computacion
“the act of calculating or reckoning”
Modern English
English
computation
“the act or process of calculating something”