Where does “keystroker” come from?
keystroker (English) comes from English keystroke, from English stroke, from Middle English stroke, from Middle English strok, from Old English strāc, from Scots straik, from Proto-Germanic straikaz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
keystroker (English): One who keystrokes; an inputter of data on a keyboard or keypad
Definitions
- One who keystrokes; an inputter of data on a keyboard or keypad
Ancestry of “keystroker”, step by step
keystroker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English keystroke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | keystroke | The act of pressing an input key; a keypress on a... |
| 2 | English | stroke | An act of stroking; A blow or hit; A single... |
| 3 | Middle English | stroke | Any striking or hitting motion; The force of... |
| 4 | Middle English | strok | Alternative form of stroke; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | strāc | stroke |
| 6 | Scots | straik | A stroke, a blow; To stroke |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | straikaz | A stroke, line, dash |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |