Where does “teleconverter” come from?

teleconverter (English) comes from English converter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

teleconverter (English): A secondary lens mounted between the camera and a...

Definitions

  1. A secondary lens mounted between the camera and a...

Ancestry of “teleconverter”, step by step

teleconverter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English converter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishconverterperson or thing that converts; device that...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
teleconverter — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer