Etymology of the English word camera
the English word
cameraderived from the Late Latin word
camera (camera; room, vault, vaulted)
derived from the Greek word
kamara, καμάρα
Date
The earliest known usage of camera in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
camcorder,
cameraman,
stereocamera,
telecamera,
minicam,
webcamCognates
Dutch
camera, French
caméra, German
Kamera, Norwegian
kamera, Spanish
cámara, Swedish
kameraUsage
Word found in Modern English
