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Where does “video” come from?

video (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

video (Norwegian Bokmål): a video

Definitions

  1. a video

Ancestry of “video”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
2Latinvideō—
3Proto-Italicwidēōsee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “video”

  • videotelefon
  • videokamera
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →