English
file system
From file + system.
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo- ‘sinew’
Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom
Latin fīlum ‘thread’
Old French fil ‘thread’
English file
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
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Ancient Greek συνίστημι ‘to combine, organize’
Ancient Greek σύστημα ‘musical scale; organized body; whole made of…’
Late Latin systēma ‘harmony; musical scale; system’
Middle French systeme
English system
Today it means
noun A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / file system