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Where does “polycameratic” come from?

polycameratic (English) comes from French polycamératique, from French caméra, from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.

polycameratic (English): Having multiple dials

Definitions

  1. Having multiple dials

Ancestry of “polycameratic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpolycamératiquepolycameratic
2Frenchcaméravideo camera
3EnglishcameraA device for taking still or moving pictures or...
4New Latincamera obscuradark chamber
5LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
6Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
7Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
8Proto-Iraniankamárati—
9Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
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