Where does “chiavetta USB” come from?

chiavetta USB (Italian) comes from Italian chiavetta, from Italian chiave, from Latin clāvis, from Ancient Greek κλείς, from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

chiavetta USB (Italian): USB flash drive

Definitions

  1. USB flash drive

Ancestry of “chiavetta USB”, step by step

chiavetta USB traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian chiavetta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchiavettaa key; a small key
2Italianchiavekey; spanner
3Latinclāvisa key
4Ancient GreekκλείςSomething used to lock/unlock: key, bolt, bar; A...
5Proto-Hellenicklāwī́ds—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

via Italian USB

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianUSBUSB
2EnglishUSBA USB flash drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāwī́ds →Every word from Ancient Greek κλείς →