Where does “interkeypress” come from?
interkeypress (English) comes from English keypress, from English press, from Middle English presse, from Old French presse, from Old French presser, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo — passed , crossed.
interkeypress (English): Between keypresses
Ancestry of “interkeypress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | keypress | The depression of an input key; a keystroke; The... |
| 2 | English | press | A device used to apply pressure to an item; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | presse | throng, crowd, clothespress |
| 4 | Old French | presse | — |
| 5 | Old French | presser | to press |
| 6 | Latin | pressāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |