Where does “видеодисплей” come from?
видеодисплей (Russian) comes from Russian диспле́й, from English display, from Middle English displayen, from Old French despleier, from Latin displicō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
видеодисплей (Russian): video display, visual display unit
Definitions
- video display, visual display unit
Ancestry of “видеодисплей”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | диспле́й | display electronic screen |
| 2 | English | display | A show or spectacle; A piece of work to be... |
| 3 | Middle English | displayen | to display |
| 4 | Old French | despleier | Alternative form of desploiier |
| 5 | Latin | displicō | to unfold |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |