Where does “Webcamgate” come from?
Webcamgate (English) comes from English webcam, from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
Webcamgate (English): The controversy around the covert surveillance of pupils by two high schools in Lower Merion Township, Philadelphia, by means of webcams in school-issued laptops between 2009 and 2010
Definitions
- The controversy around the covert surveillance of pupils by two high schools in Lower Merion Township, Philadelphia, by means of webcams in school-issued laptops between 2009 and 2010
Ancestry of “Webcamgate”, step by step
Webcamgate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English webcam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | webcam | A video camera whose output may be viewed in real... |
| 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 English gate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gate | A doorlike structure outside a house; Doorway,... |
| 2 | Middle English | gate | An entryway or entrance to a settlement or... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeat | gate; a gate, door |
| 4 | Old French | gaut | forest, woods, woodland |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |