> or did they? Yes, they used the Latin word with the closest meaning. It is the same etymology as "order" in English. They come up with a lot of official word

> or did they? Yes, they used the Latin word with the closest meaning. It is the same etymology as "order" in English. They come up with a lot of official words for things, but in the streets a lot of them are ignored. Some stick in some regions while brands or borrowed words are used in some other region. The ironic aspect is that the closer you get to Paris (seat of the a Académie), the more borrowed words are used. In Quebec, even this close to the USA, there isn't all that much borrowed words beside pieces that are directly imported from the US such as automobile parts and tools (because until the 70's, the labels were in English only). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ordinateur https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ordinateur Edit: ... 3 people replied at the same time, whatever.