Where does “videogenic” come from?

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

videogenic (English): Looking good on video

Definitions

  1. Looking good on video

Ancestry of “videogenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
2Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
3Proto-Italicwidēōsee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic widēō →Every word from Latin videō →