Where does “spiegelreflexcamera” come from?
spiegelreflexcamera (Dutch) comes from Dutch reflex, from French réflexe, from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
spiegelreflexcamera (Dutch): single-lens reflex camera
Definitions
- single-lens reflex camera
Ancestry of “spiegelreflexcamera”, step by step
spiegelreflexcamera traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch reflex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | reflex | reflex automatic response by an organism |
| 2 | French | réflexe | reflex |
| 3 | Latin | reflexus | turned back or away, reflected |
| 4 | Latin | reflectō | to turn back or away; yield; retreat |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch camera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | camera | camera |
| 2 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 3 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Dutch spiegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spiegel | mirror; stern of a ship; level |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spiegel | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 4 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |