Where does “hotlinking” come from?
hotlinking (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.
hotlinking (English): Directly embedding or linking to a resource on...
Definitions
- Directly embedding or linking to a resource on...
Ancestry of “hotlinking”, step by step
hotlinking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hot | Having a high temperature; Causing the air to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | hot | hot |
| 3 | Old English | hāt | hot, fervent, fervid, fierce |
| 4 | Old English | hātan | to promise; to command, promise; to command, call... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -an | Added to an adjective to create an adverb; Added... |
| 6 | Hungarian | -á | Used to form the third-person singular indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -i | — |
via English linking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | linking | Serving to connect other things together;... |
| 2 | English | link | A connection between places, people, events,... |
| 3 | Latin | linchinus | candle |
| 4 | Latin | lynchinus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λύχνος | lamp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | luk-s-nos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |