'computer' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'computare,' where 'com-' meant 'together' and 'putare' meant 'to reckon or think.'

'computare' transformed into the French word 'computeur,' and eventually became the modern English word 'computer' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'a person who computes or calculates,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'an electronic device for processing data.'