Where does “teclar” come from?

teclar (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.

teclar (Portuguese): to type; to text

Definitions

  1. to type; to text

Ancestry of “teclar”, 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 →