Where does “nopeusvalvontakamera” come from?
nopeusvalvontakamera (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.
nopeusvalvontakamera (Finnish): speed camera
Definitions
- speed camera
Ancestry of “nopeusvalvontakamera”, step by step
nopeusvalvontakamera 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 nopeusvalvonta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nopeusvalvonta | speed supervision, speed (limit) enforcement, speed control(s) |
| 2 | Finnish | nopeus | velocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity |
| 3 | Finnish | nopea | quick, fast, rapid |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | nopeda | fast, quick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snapāną | to snap; grab |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |