Re: Why Ctrl-v for Paste?!

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From: Stephen Sprunk
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:36

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On 25-Jan-15 00:18, Quadibloc wrote:
> Stephen Sprunk wrote:
>> On 24-Jan-15 13:50, bert wrote:
>>> mo_b...@mogadore.net wrote:
>>>> CTRL V is abbreviation of Control Vipectus. "Vipectus" is
>>>> latin for "paste
>>> 
>>> My Latin dictionary doesn't have "vipectus" or anything like it.
>>> It says that "paste" is "farina chartaria", or loosely speaking
>>> "flour [to apply] to paper".
>> 
>> When I Google "vipectus", 7/10 links on the first page reference
>> that meaning; one says that's wrong and it's really "βία πηκτικός"
>> ("via pektikos", to force to congeal).  The other two weren't
>> relevant.
> 
> I really, really, find it hard to believe that this was the original
> reason that particular character was chosen.

I find the proximity explanation more likely; I was just commenting on
the alleged translation of "paste" as "vipectus".

S

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