Where does “videotape” come from?

I notice this chain has structural problems that make it impossible to write an accurate etymology sentence: 1. The chain lists "Proto-Indo-European weyd-" twice consecutively, which seems like a data error 2. It then jumps to "Proto-Germanic tappô" without clear connection to the weyd- root 3. The chain then shifts to an entirely different root (Latin papyrus → Greek πάπυρος → PIE deh₂-), which doesn't connect to "video" or "tape" 4. The known meaning is listed as "(unknown)" for a word whose meaning is well-established **I cannot write an accurate one-sentence summary from this chain** because it appears to conflate two separate etymologies or contains transcription errors. To proceed, I would need: - Clarification on what the actual chain should be (videotape should derive from English video + tape,

videotape (English): magnetic tape used to record both video images...

Definitions

  1. magnetic tape used to record both video images...

Ancestry of “videotape”, step by step

videotape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtapeFlexible material in a roll with a sticky surface...
2Middle EnglishtapeAlternative form of tappe; band, ribbon, tape
3Old Englishtæppatap, spigot; band, ribbon, tape
4Frankishtappō
5Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via English video

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
2Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
3Proto-Italicwidēōsee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “videotape

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô
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