ordenador

/oɾdenaˈdoɾ/ · B1 · noun · m

computer

💻 An ordenador puts data in order: ordenar (to put in order) + -dor (the doer)

Spanish took this from French ordinateur, which comes from Latin ordinator, one who arranges. So a computer is literally an orderer. Related words: orden (order) and ordenar (to tidy, to arrange).

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