Where does “camera fright” come from?
camera fright (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
camera fright (English): A state of nervousness caused by appearing or performing in front of a live camera
Definitions
- A state of nervousness caused by appearing or performing in front of a live camera
Ancestry of “camera fright”, step by step
camera fright traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English camera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 2 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via English fright
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fright | A state of terror excited by the sudden... |
| 2 | Middle English | fright | Alternative form of frith; A fright or scare |
| 3 | Old English | fryhtu | Alternative form of fyrhtu: fright |
| 4 | Old English | fyrhtu | fright |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furhtī | fright, fear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furhtį̄ | fear, fright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perǵ- | — |