also key-chain, 1849, from key (n.1) + chain (n.). Earlier in the same sense was key-ring (1889), key-band (mid-15c.).
kewl
kewpie
kex
key
keyboard
keychain
keyed
keyhole
keyless
Keynesian
keynote
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