Where does “fotoapparat” come from?
fotoapparat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål apparat, from French apparat, from Latin apparātus, from Latin apparō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
fotoapparat (Norwegian Bokmål): a camera
Definitions
- a camera
Ancestry of “fotoapparat”, step by step
fotoapparat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål apparat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | apparat | mechanical or electrical device, appliance or... |
| 2 | French | apparat | pomp, ceremony |
| 3 | Latin | apparātus | prepared, having been prepared |
| 4 | Latin | apparō | to prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Norwegian Bokmål foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | foto | photo |
| 2 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 3 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 4 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |