Where does “fancam” come from?

fancam (Spanish) comes from English fancam, from English Cam, 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.

fancam (Spanish): fancam

Definitions

  1. fancam

Ancestry of “fancam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfancamAmateur film footage of a celebrity taken unofficially by a fan
2EnglishCamwhich passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse
3EnglishcameraA device for taking still or moving pictures or...
4New Latincamera obscuradark chamber
5LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
6Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
7Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
8Proto-Iraniankamárati
9Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-