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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcameraA device for taking still or moving pictures or...
2New Latincamera obscuradark chamber
3LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
4Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
5Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
6Proto-Iraniankamárati
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via English fright

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrightA state of terror excited by the sudden...
2Middle EnglishfrightAlternative form of frith; A fright or scare
3Old EnglishfryhtuAlternative form of fyrhtu: fright
4Old Englishfyrhtufright
5Proto-West Germanicfurhtīfright, fear
6Proto-Germanicfurhtį̄fear, fright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperǵ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-