Where does “videokirjasto” come from?
videokirjasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish video, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
videokirjasto (Finnish): video library
Ancestry of “videokirjasto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | video | video; videocassette recorder, VCR; VHS |
| 2 | English | video | Television, television show, movie; A short film... |
| 3 | Latin | videō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |