Where does “kameramanský” come from?
kameramanský (Slovak) comes from Slovak kameraman, from English cameraman, from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
kameramanský (Slovak): cameraman
Definitions
- cameraman
Ancestry of “kameramanský”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | kameraman | cameraman |
| 2 | English | cameraman | Somebody who operates a movie camera or... |
| 3 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 4 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |