Where does “videoväkivalta” come from?

videoväkivalta (Finnish) comes from Finnish video, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

videoväkivalta (Finnish): film violence, video violence violence depicted on video or on film

Definitions

  1. film violence, video violence violence depicted on video or on film

Ancestry of “videoväkivalta”, step by step

videoväkivalta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish väkivalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishväkivaltaViolence
2Finnishvaltapower, authority, rule; main, principal; country,...
3Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
4Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic widēō →Every word from Latin videō →