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

  1. A mobile hovering camera

Ancestry of “hovercam”, step by step

hovercam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCamwhich passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse
2EnglishcameraA device for taking still or moving pictures or...
3New Latincamera obscuradark chamber
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via English hover

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoverTo float in the air; To linger or hang in one...
2Middle Englishhoverenhover
3Middle Englishhovento linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain,...
4Old Englishhōfian
5Proto-Germanichufōnąto house, lodge
6Proto-Germanichufąhill, elevated place; house, hall, estate
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeup-to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-