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
- a device placed near or on a television camera...
Ancestry of “teleprompter”, step by step
teleprompter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prompter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prompter | comparative form of prompt: more prompt; The... |
| 2 | English | prompt | Quick; acting without delay; On time; punctual;... |
| 3 | Middle French | prompt | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōmptus | a taking forth |
| 5 | Latin | prōmō | to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light |
| 6 | Latin | prō | for |
| 7 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 8 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |