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Where does “rotozoomer” come from?

rotozoomer (English) comes from English roto, from Spanish roto, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rotozoomer (English): An animated visual effect in which a bitmap is...

Definitions

  1. An animated visual effect in which a bitmap is...

Ancestry of “rotozoomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrotorotogravure; A Chilean, especially a common man...
2Spanishrotobroken; corrupt, rotten; vulgar, low-class,...
3Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
4Latinrumpō—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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