Where does “vidvinkelobjektiv” come from?
vidvinkelobjektiv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk objektiv, from Norwegian Nynorsk objekt, from Latin obiectum, from Latin obiectus, from Latin obiciō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
vidvinkelobjektiv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wide-angle lens
Definitions
- a wide-angle lens
Ancestry of “vidvinkelobjektiv”, step by step
vidvinkelobjektiv traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk objektiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | objektiv | a lens |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | objekt | an object |
| 3 | Latin | obiectum | A charge, accusation |
| 4 | Latin | obiectus | offered, presented; exposed; interposed, opposed |
| 5 | Latin | obiciō | to throw or put to, towards, in front of or before |
| 6 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 7 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |