Etymograph

English

keypunch

From key + punch.

A compound of key + punch

Proto-West Germanic *kaiju

Old English cǣġ ‘key’

Middle English keye ‘a key’

English key

Old French ponchon ‘pointed tool’

Old French ponchonner ‘to punch’

Middle English punchen

English punch

Today it means

noun A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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