Where does “video” come from?
Video derives from Latin video, rooted in the Proto-Indo-European weyd-, meaning to see or know.
video (English): Television, television show, movie; A short film...
Definitions
- Television, television show, movie; A short film...
Ancestry of “video”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | videō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |