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Where does “hotkey” come from?

hotkey (English) comes from English hot, from Middle English hot, from Old English hāt, from Old English hātan, from Hungarian -an, from Hungarian -á, from Proto-Uralic -i.

hotkey (English): A keyboard shortcut; To navigate by means of a...

Definitions

  1. A keyboard shortcut; To navigate by means of a...

Ancestry of “hotkey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhotHaving a high temperature; Causing the air to be...
2Middle Englishhot—
3Old Englishhāthot, fervent, fervid, fierce
4Old Englishhātanto promise; to command, promise; to command, call...
5Hungarian-anAdded to an adjective to create an adverb; Added...
6Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
7Proto-Uralic-i—

Words derived from “hotkey”

  • Hotkey
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