Where does “kertakäyttökamera” come from?
kertakäyttökamera (Finnish) comes from Finnish kamera, from Swedish kamera, 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.
kertakäyttökamera (Finnish): disposable camera, single-use camera
Definitions
- disposable camera, single-use camera
Ancestry of “kertakäyttökamera”, step by step
kertakäyttökamera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kamera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kamera | camera |
| 2 | Swedish | kamera | camera |
| 3 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Finnish kertakäyttöinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kertakäyttöinen | dispensable, disposable, throwaway |
| 2 | Finnish | kertakäyttö | single use, one-time use |
| 3 | Finnish | käyttö | use |
| 4 | Finnish | käyttää | to use, make use of‚ employ, apply, utilize,... |
| 5 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |