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Where does “Hotkey” come from?

Hotkey (German) comes from English hotkey, 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.

Hotkey (German): hotkey

Definitions

  1. hotkey

Ancestry of “Hotkey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhotkeyA keyboard shortcut; To navigate by means of a...
2EnglishhotHaving a high temperature; Causing the air to be...
3Middle Englishhot—
4Old Englishhāthot, fervent, fervid, fierce
5Old Englishhātanto promise; to command, promise; to command, call...
6Hungarian-anAdded to an adjective to create an adverb; Added...
7Hungarian-áUsed to form the third-person singular indicative...
8Proto-Uralic-i—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -i →