Where does “hotlink” come from?

hotlink (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.

hotlink (English): A direct embedding of, or a hyperlink to, a...

Definitions

  1. A direct embedding of, or a hyperlink to, a...

Ancestry of “hotlink”, step by step

hotlink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hot

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

via English link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “hotlink

Every word from Proto-Uralic -i