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Where does “gastrocamera” come from?

gastrocamera (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.

gastrocamera (English): A small camera that can be lowered through the...

Definitions

  1. A small camera that can be lowered through the...

Ancestry of “gastrocamera”, step by step

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
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