Where does “tabbtangent” come from?
tabbtangent (Swedish) comes from Swedish tangent, from Latin tangens, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
tabbtangent (Swedish): a tab key
Definitions
- a tab key
Ancestry of “tabbtangent”, step by step
tabbtangent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tangent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tangent | key; tangent |
| 2 | Latin | tangens | touching, grasping; reaching, arriving at;... |
| 3 | Latin | tangō | to touch, grasp |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
via Swedish tabb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tabb | a tab; a tab, a tabulator, a tab stop, a tab key |