Where does “فيديو” come from?

فيديو (Arabic) comes from French vidéo, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

فيديو (Arabic): video

Definitions

  1. video

Ancestry of “فيديو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvidéovideo
2EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Italic widēōEvery word from Latin videō
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