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Where does “viddy” come from?

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

viddy (English): A video or video recording; To see; to view

Definitions

  1. A video or video recording; To see; to view

Ancestry of “viddy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
2Latinvideō—
3Proto-Italicwidēōsee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →