"Carlos Eugenio Thompson (EDC)" wrote:
> Well, I guess English derived _computer_ from the English verb _to compute_ which
> in turn comes from Latin (probably via French).
Direct from Latin ("computer" used to mean "a person who does calculations");
if it had come through French, it would be "compt" or the like.
> It uses English suffix _-er_ like in _surf_ > _surfer_.
Which itself is borrowed from Latin "-arius".
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