Where does “Nikon choir” come from?
Nikon choir (English) comes from English choir, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
Nikon choir (English): A large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters
Definitions
- A large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters
Ancestry of “Nikon choir”, step by step
Nikon choir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English choir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | choir | Singing group; group of people who sing together;... |
| 2 | Middle English | quer | A choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy |
| 3 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 5 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via English Nikon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nikon | — |