Where does “videolink” come from?

videolink (English) comes from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

videolink (English): A connection enabling somebody to communicate...

Definitions

  1. A connection enabling somebody to communicate...

Ancestry of “videolink”, step by step

videolink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English video

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 lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nosEvery word from Ancient Greek λύχνος
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