Where does “veejay” come from?

veejay (English) comes from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

veejay (English): Someone who presents a television programme of videos; a video jockey

Definitions

  1. Someone who presents a television programme of videos; a video jockey

Ancestry of “veejay”, step by step

veejay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English video

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
2Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
3Proto-Italicwidēōsee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English deejay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeejayA disc jockey; To perform as a disc jockey
2EnglishDJAbbreviation of disc jockey; Abbreviation of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic widēō →Every word from Latin videō →