Where does “videosignaali” come from?

videosignaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish signaali, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

videosignaali (Finnish): video signal, picture signal

Definitions

  1. video signal, picture signal

Ancestry of “videosignaali”, step by step

videosignaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish signaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsignaalisignal
2Medieval Latinsignalesignal
3Latinsignālis—
4Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
5Proto-Italicseknomsign
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish video

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvideovideo; videocassette recorder, VCR; VHS
2EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →