English
processor
Recorded since 1909, from process + -or.
Formed from process + -or
Proto-Italic *kezdō
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Latin prōcēdō ‘proceed’
Latin prōcessus ‘course’
Old French procés ‘journey’
Middle English proces
English process
The story
Recorded since 1909, from process + -or.
Today it means
noun A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / processor