Where does “webcammer” come from?

webcammer (English) comes from English webcam, from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.

webcammer (English): One who uses a webcam

Definitions

  1. One who uses a webcam

Ancestry of “webcammer”, step by step

webcammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English webcam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwebcamA video camera whose output may be viewed in real...
2EnglishcameraA device for taking still or moving pictures or...
3New Latincamera obscuradark chamber
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-
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