Where does “hotplug” come from?

hotplug (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.

hotplug (English): To plug in while the system is turned on and...

Definitions

  1. To plug in while the system is turned on and...

Ancestry of “hotplug”, step by step

hotplug 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 plug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplugA pronged connecting device which fits into a...
2Dutchplugwall plug
3Dutchplugge
4Middle Dutchpluggepeg, plug
5Old Dutchpluggi
6Proto-Germanicplugjaz
Every word from Proto-Uralic -iEvery word from Hungarian Every word from Hungarian -an