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Where does “トラックパッド” come from?

トラックパッド (Japanese) comes from English trackpad, from English track, from Middle English trak, from Old French trac, from Middle Dutch treck, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną — he, she.

トラックパッド (Japanese): Synonym of タッチパッド ; a trackpad

Definitions

  1. Synonym of タッチパッド ; a trackpad

Ancestry of “トラックパッド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrackpadtouchpad
2EnglishtrackA mark left by something that has passed along; A...
3Middle Englishtrak—
4Old Frenchtractrack of horses, trail, trace; track; a track,...
5Middle Dutchtreck—
6Old Dutchtrecken—
7Proto-West Germanic*trakkjan—
8Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
9Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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