Where does “chiclet keyboard” come from?

chiclet keyboard (English) comes from English Chiclets, from English chicle, from Spanish chicle, from Nahuatl tzictli.

chiclet keyboard (English): Any of various early computer keyboards having an...

Definitions

  1. Any of various early computer keyboards having an...

Ancestry of “chiclet keyboard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishChiclets—
2EnglishchicleThe milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after...
3Spanishchiclechewing gum; chicle
4Nahuatltzictli—
Every word from Nahuatl tzictli →Every word from Spanish chicle →Every word from English chicle →
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