Where does “videoteca” come from?
videoteca (Italian) comes from Italian video, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
videoteca (Italian): Shop that sells or rents videotapes
Definitions
- Shop that sells or rents videotapes
Ancestry of “videoteca”, step by step
videoteca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian video
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | video | video; display; monitor |
| 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 Italian teca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | teca | A small reliquary |
| 2 | Latin | thēca | a case, envelope, sheath |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |