Where does “keymapping” come from?

keymapping (English) comes from English mapping, from English map, from Middle English mappemounde, from Old French mapamonde, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

keymapping (English): A mapping of keys on a keyboard to commands; a...

Definitions

  1. A mapping of keys on a keyboard to commands; a...

Ancestry of “keymapping”, step by step

keymapping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mapping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmappingThe process of making maps; The process of...
2EnglishmapA visual representation of an area, whether real...
3Middle Englishmappemounde
4Old Frenchmapamondeworld map
5Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

via English key

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeyAn object designed to open and close a lock; An...
2EnglishcayA small, low island largely made of sand or coral
3SpanishCayokey island
4Taínocayosmall island
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH-Every word from Latin mundusEvery word from Old French mapamonde