Where does “chromakeyer” come from?
chromakeyer (English) comes from English chromakey, from English key, from English cay, from Spanish Cayo, from Taíno cayo — small island.
chromakeyer (English): A device for producing chromakey effects
Definitions
- A device for producing chromakey effects
Ancestry of “chromakeyer”, step by step
chromakeyer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chromakey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chromakey | The use of a particular colour as a key in a TV... |
| 2 | English | key | An object designed to open and close a lock; An... |
| 3 | English | cay | A small, low island largely made of sand or coral |
| 4 | Spanish | Cayo | key island |
| 5 | Taíno | cayo | small island |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |