Where does “teklatu” come from?

teklatu (Basque) comes from Spanish teclado, from Spanish tecla, from Medieval Latin thēcula, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

teklatu (Basque): keyboard

Definitions

  1. keyboard

Ancestry of “teklatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtecladokeyboard
2Spanishteclakey, button
3Medieval Latinthēcula
4Latinthēcaa case, envelope, sheath
5Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
6Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θήκη