Where does “clicável” come from?
clicável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese clicar, from English click, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu- — to swallow; swallow.
clicável (Portuguese): clickable causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device
Definitions
- clickable causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device
Ancestry of “clicável”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | clicar | to click with a mouse |
| 2 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 3 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 4 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 5 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 6 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |