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Where does the word "video" come from? It comes from Latin videre, and was adopted directly into English (1930s).
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Where does the word "video" come from? It comes from Latin videre, and was adopted directly into English (1930s).
Video’s story begins in Latin: videre meant “to see.” 'video' means 'I see', the first-person form. It reached English by 1930s as video. Coined in American broadcasting on the model of 'audio'. Today, video means recorded moving images.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient videre "to see", 'video' means 'I see', the first-person form.
- Stage 2 · English · 1930s video "visual broadcast", coined in American broadcasting on the model of 'audio'.