Where does “tangentera” come from?

tangentera (Swedish) comes from Swedish tangent, from Latin tangens, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

tangentera (Swedish): to key (to enter text or numbers on a keyboard), to enter, to type

Definitions

  1. to key (to enter text or numbers on a keyboard), to enter, to type

Ancestry of “tangentera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtangentkey; tangent
2Latintangenstouching, grasping; reaching, arriving at;...
3Latintangōto touch, grasp
4Proto-Italic*tangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →
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