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Where does “teleprompter” come from?

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

teleprompter (English): a device placed near or on a television camera...

Definitions

  1. a device placed near or on a television camera...

Ancestry of “teleprompter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “teleprompter”

  • teleprompt
  • teleprompterless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →