Where does “hovercam” come from?
hovercam (English) comes from English Cam, 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 — to bend, to curve.
hovercam (English): A mobile hovering camera
Definitions
- A mobile hovering camera
Ancestry of “hovercam”, step by step
hovercam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cam | which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse |
| 2 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 3 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via English hover
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hover | To float in the air; To linger or hang in one... |
| 2 | Middle English | hoveren | hover |
| 3 | Middle English | hoven | to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain,... |
| 4 | Old English | hōfian | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufōną | to house, lodge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |