Where does “kamerasystem” come from?
kamerasystem (Swedish) comes from Swedish kamera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kamerasystem (Swedish): camera system
Definitions
- camera system
Ancestry of “kamerasystem”, step by step
kamerasystem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kamera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kamera | camera |
| 2 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 3 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Swedish system
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | system | a system, a way or method of organizing items and... |
| 2 | French | système | system; period |
| 3 | Middle French | systeme | system |
| 4 | Late Latin | systema | harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |