Where does “videoke” come from?

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

videoke (English): A karaoke; a form of entertainment popular in...

Definitions

  1. A karaoke; a form of entertainment popular in...

Ancestry of “videoke”, step by step

videoke 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 karaoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkaraokeA form of entertainment popular in clubs, at...
2Japaneseカラオケkaraoke: popular music remixed or arranged to...

Words derived from “videoke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Italic widēōEvery word from Latin videō