Where does “webinar” come from?
webinar (English) comes from English seminar, from German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
webinar (English): An interactive seminar conducted via Internet....
Definitions
- An interactive seminar conducted via Internet....
Ancestry of “webinar”, step by step
webinar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seminar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seminar | A class held for advanced studies in which... |
| 2 | German | Seminar | seminar; department; seminary |
| 3 | Latin | sēminārium | seminary |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via English Web
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Web | The World Wide Web |
| 2 | Middle English | webbe | Weaved fabric; fabric manufactured by weaving; A... |
| 3 | Old English | webba | weaver |
| 4 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |