Where does “autowinder” come from?
autowinder (English) comes from English winder, from English wind, from English farm, from Middle English ferme, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin ferma, from Latin Firma, from Latin Firmus — to support; to hold.
autowinder (English): A device that winds on the film in a camera after...
Definitions
- A device that winds on the film in a camera after...
Ancestry of “autowinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | winder | A winding plant; A textile worker, or machine,... |
| 2 | English | wind | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air... |
| 3 | English | farm | A place where agricultural and similar activities... |
| 4 | Middle English | ferme | — |
| 5 | Old French | ferme | lease; the land leased; farm |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | ferma | Alternative form of firma |
| 7 | Latin | Firma | — |
| 8 | Latin | Firmus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |