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
- Having multiple dials
Ancestry of “polycameratic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | polycamératique | polycameratic |
| 2 | French | caméra | video camera |
| 3 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 4 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |