Where does “rotomation” come from?
rotomation (English) comes from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
rotomation (English): Rotoscoping, especially when assisted by motion capture technology
Definitions
- Rotoscoping, especially when assisted by motion capture technology
Ancestry of “rotomation”, step by step
rotomation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English animation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | animation | The act of animating, or giving life or spirit;... |
| 2 | Latin | animātiō | The act of animating or giving life to, animation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English roto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | roto | rotogravure; A Chilean, especially a common man... |
| 2 | Spanish | roto | broken; corrupt, rotten; vulgar, low-class,... |
| 3 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 4 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |