English
permutation
Permutation comes from Old French permutacïon.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400permutacïon
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500permutacioun
- Englishtodaypermutation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400permutacïon
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500permutacioun
- Englishtodaypermutation
Formed from permute + -ation
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- ‘to change’
Latin mūtō ‘to change, alter’
Latin permūtō ‘to change or alter throughout or completely,…’
Old French permuter
Middle English permuten
English permute
Every English word from Old French permutacïon
Today it means
noun One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French permutacïon / permutation