Where does “slideshow” come from?
Slideshow comes from English show, which derives from Middle English schewen, Old English scēawian meaning "to look or see," from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sleydʰ-.
slideshow (English): A presentation of a series of photographic...
Definitions
- A presentation of a series of photographic...
Ancestry of “slideshow”, step by step
slideshow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slide | To move in continuous contact with a surface; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | sliden | To slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To... |
| 3 | Old English | slīdan | to slide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slīdaną | to slide, to slip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sléydʰ-e-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |