Where does “shoulder display” come from?
shoulder display (English) comes from English display, from Middle English displayen, from Old French despleier, from Latin displicō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
shoulder display (English): A small LCD display integrated into the top of certain digital cameras, usually to the right of the viewfinder. It allows the photographer to quickly assess important settings of the camera at a glance, such as aperture, shutter speed, white balance or free space remaining on the memory card
Definitions
- A small LCD display integrated into the top of certain digital cameras, usually to the right of the viewfinder. It allows the photographer to quickly assess important settings of the camera at a glance, such as aperture, shutter speed, white balance or free space remaining on the memory card
Ancestry of “shoulder display”, step by step
shoulder display traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English display
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | display | A show or spectacle; A piece of work to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | displayen | to display |
| 3 | Old French | despleier | Alternative form of desploiier |
| 4 | Latin | displicō | to unfold |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |