Where does “webcam” come from?
Webcam is a blend of web and camera, where camera derives from Latin camera meaning a vaulted room or chamber.
webcam (English): A video camera whose output may be viewed in real...
Definitions
- A video camera whose output may be viewed in real...
Ancestry of “webcam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 2 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
Words derived from “webcam”