Where does “videogrammetry” come from?
videogrammetry (English) comes from English photogrammetry, from English photograph, from English photo-, from Ancient Greek φωτο-, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
videogrammetry (English): The measurement of three-dimensional positions (and their movement) by means of sequences of two or more video images
Definitions
- The measurement of three-dimensional positions (and their movement) by means of sequences of two or more video images
Ancestry of “videogrammetry”, step by step
videogrammetry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photogrammetry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photogrammetry | The making of precise measurements from... |
| 2 | English | photograph | A picture created by projecting an image onto a... |
| 3 | English | photo- | light, electromagnetic radiation; photography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |