Etymology Explorer › JapaneseWhere does “標準解像度テレビ” come from? 標準解像度テレビ (Japanese) comes from Japanese テレビ, from English televisión, from French télévision, from German Television, from Italian televisione, from Spanish televisión, from Spanish tele-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Ancestry of “標準解像度テレビ”, step by step 標準解像度テレビ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese テレビ Step Language Word Meaning 1 Japanese テレビ a TV 2 English televisión An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound 3 French télévision television 4 German Television — 5 Italian televisione television 6 Spanish televisión television 7 Spanish tele- tele 8 Ancient Greek τῆλε far off, afar, far away 9 Latin commūnicāre — 10 Latin commūnis common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together 11 Old Latin com(m)oinis — 12 Proto-Italic kommoinis common 13 Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- held in common 14 Proto-Indo-European ḱóm beside, near, by, with 15 Proto-Indo-European ḱe Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... 16 Middle English kyt — 17 German kitt putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes 18 Old High German kuti — 19 Proto-West Germanic kwidu gum, resin 20 Proto-Germanic kweduz resin 21 Proto-Indo-European gʷet- resin, gum; to say, speak
via Japanese 標準 Step Language Word Meaning 1 Japanese 標準 standard, level, the mark, norm
via Japanese 解像度 Step Language Word Meaning 1 Japanese 解像度 resolution