Where does “фотокамера” come from?
фотокамера (Russian) comes from Russian фо́то, from Russian фотография, from Latin photographia, from Ancient Greek φωτός, from Ancient Greek φῶς, from Proto-Hellenic pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
фотокамера (Russian): camera
Definitions
- camera
Ancestry of “фотокамера”, step by step
фотокамера traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian фо́то
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фо́то | photo |
| 2 | Russian | фотография | photograph; photography |
| 3 | Latin | photographia | photography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτός | genitive singular of φῶς; light; of light |
| 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- | — |
via Russian ка́мера
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ка́мера | camera |
| 2 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |