Where does “videómagnó” come from?
videómagnó (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian videó, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
videómagnó (Hungarian): videocassette recorder, VCR
Definitions
- videocassette recorder, VCR
Ancestry of “videómagnó”, step by step
videómagnó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian videó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | videó | video; videocassette recorder |
| 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 Hungarian magnó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | magnó | tape recorder |
| 2 | Hungarian | magnetofon | tape recorder |