Where does “videopeli” come from?
videopeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish video, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
videopeli (Finnish): video game
Ancestry of “videopeli”, step by step
videopeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish video
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | video | video; videocassette recorder, VCR; VHS |
| 2 | English | video | Television, television show, movie; A short film... |
| 3 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Finnish peli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peli | game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
Words derived from “videopeli”