Where does “screenshotter” come from?
screenshotter (English) comes from English screenshot, from English screen, from Middle English scren, from Anglo-Norman escren, from Old French escren, from Middle Dutch scherm, from Old Dutch skirm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi — to caw, crow.
screenshotter (English): Someone who takes a screenshot
Definitions
- Someone who takes a screenshot
Ancestry of “screenshotter”, step by step
screenshotter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English screenshot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | screenshot | An image of computer or smartphone screen output... |
| 2 | English | screen | A physical divider intended to block an area from... |
| 3 | Middle English | scren | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | escren | firescreen, the tester of a bed; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Old French | escren | Alternative form of escran |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | scherm | protective screen; protection, cover |
| 7 | Old Dutch | skirm | protection |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmi | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skirmiz | fur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |