Where does “hub” come from?

hub (Portuguese) comes from English hub, from English hubbe.

hub (Portuguese): hub device for connecting multiple Ethernet devices such as they act as a single network segment

Definitions

  1. hub device for connecting multiple Ethernet devices such as they act as a single network segment

Ancestry of “hub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhubThe central part, usually cylindrical, of a...
2Englishhubbe—
Every word from English hubbe →Every word from English hub →