Where does “видеоигра” come from?

видеоигра (Russian) comes from Russian видео-, from Bulgarian видео, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

видеоигра (Russian): video game

Definitions

  1. video game

Ancestry of “видеоигра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвидео-video-
2Bulgarianвидеоvideo
3EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
4Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
5Proto-Italicwidēōsee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic widēō →Every word from Latin videō →