Where does “zoom” come from?
zoom (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sôom, from Old Dutch sōm, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
zoom (Dutch): edge, border; hem; zoom
Definitions
- edge, border; hem; zoom
Ancestry of “zoom”, step by step
zoom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch sôom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | sôom | seam of fabric |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sōm | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 5 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |
via English Zoom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Zoom | To communicate with someone using the Zoom... |