Where does “peruutuskamera” come from?
peruutuskamera (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.
peruutuskamera (Finnish): reversing camera, rear-view camera, backup camera
Definitions
- reversing camera, rear-view camera, backup camera
Ancestry of “peruutuskamera”, step by step
peruutuskamera 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 peruutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peruutus | A cancellation; A withdrawal; A revocation |
| 2 | Finnish | peruuttaa | To back, reverse, to backspace; To withdraw,... |
| 3 | Finnish | perua | Partitive singular form of peru; to withdraw,... |
| 4 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |