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Where does “teleprompt” come from?

teleprompt (English) comes from English teleprompter, from English prompter, from English prompt, from Middle French prompt, from Latin prōmptus, from Latin prōmō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus — to fit, to fix, to put together.

teleprompt (English): To prompt by means of a teleprompter, displaying...

Definitions

  1. To prompt by means of a teleprompter, displaying...

Ancestry of “teleprompt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtelepromptera device placed near or on a television camera...
2Englishpromptercomparative form of prompt: more prompt; The...
3EnglishpromptQuick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;...
4Middle Frenchprompt—
5Latinprōmptus—
6Latinprōmō—
7Latinprō—
8Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
9Latinrēōr—
10Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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