Where does “fototrappola” come from?

fototrappola (Italian) comes from Italian trappola, from Frankish trappa, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb-, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

fototrappola (Italian): infrared camera that is activated when it detects movement, used for surveillance purposes or to record animal behavior

Definitions

  1. infrared camera that is activated when it detects movement, used for surveillance purposes or to record animal behavior

Ancestry of “fototrappola”, step by step

fototrappola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian trappola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrappolatrap, snare, catch
2Frankishtrappatrap, snare
3Proto-Germanictrap-
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Italian foto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfotophoto, snap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreb-Every word from Proto-Germanic trap-
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