Where does “sousveillance” come from?
sousveillance (French) comes from English sousveillance, from French sous, from Middle French soubs, from Old French soz, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
sousveillance (French): sousveillance
Definitions
- sousveillance
Ancestry of “sousveillance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sousveillance | The recording of an activity from the perspective... |
| 2 | French | sous | below, under; plural of sou; money |
| 3 | Middle French | soubs | under; underneath |
| 4 | Old French | soz | under |
| 5 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 6 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |