Where does “delete” come from?

delete (Portuguese) comes from English delete, from Latin dēlētus, from Latin dēleō, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

delete (Portuguese): Delete key

Definitions

  1. Delete key

Ancestry of “delete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeleteTo remove, get rid of or erase, especially...
2Latindēlētusdestroyed
3Latindēleōto destroy, raze, annihilate
4Latinoleō—
5Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →