Where does “teclado” come from?

teclado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tecla, from Medieval Latin thēcula, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

teclado (Portuguese): keyboard

Definitions

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Ancestry of “teclado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseteclakey
2Medieval Latinthēcula—
3Latinthēcaa case, envelope, sheath
4Ancient Greekθήκηbox, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath
5Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημι →Every word from Ancient Greek θήκη →