Where does “enter-näppäin” come from?
enter-näppäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish enter, from English enter, from Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
enter-näppäin (Finnish): enter key
Definitions
- enter key
Ancestry of “enter-näppäin”, step by step
enter-näppäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish enter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | enter | Enter computer key |
| 2 | English | enter | To go or come into an enclosed or partially... |
| 3 | Middle English | entren | To enter to move into an enclosed or demarcated space |
| 4 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 6 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 7 | Latin | interus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |