Where does “övervakningskamera” come from?

övervakningskamera (Swedish) comes from Swedish övervakning, from Swedish övervaka, from Swedish över-, from Old Swedish yver, from Old Norse yfir, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

övervakningskamera (Swedish): a surveillance camera

Definitions

  1. a surveillance camera

Ancestry of “övervakningskamera”, step by step

övervakningskamera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish övervakning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishövervakningsurveillance, monitoring
2Swedishövervakato surveil, to monitor
3Swedishöver-over-; above, or higher; over-; superior; over-;...
4Old Swedishyver
5Old Norseyfirabove
6Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Swedish kamera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkameracamera
2New Latincamera obscuradark chamber
3LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
4Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
5Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
6Proto-Iraniankamárati
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér