Where does “фотоаппара́т” come from?
фотоаппара́т (Russian) comes from German Fotoapparat, from German Apparat, from Latin apparātus, from Latin apparō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
фотоаппара́т (Russian): still camera
Definitions
- still camera
Ancestry of “фотоаппара́т”, step by step
фотоаппара́т traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fotoapparat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fotoapparat | camera |
| 2 | German | Apparat | apparatus, device; phone |
| 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 English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |