Etymology of the English word focus
the English word
focusderived from the Latin word
focus (hearth, fireplace; altar)
Date
The earliest known usage of focus in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
autofocus,
defocus,
focometer,
focused,
focusingCognates
Dutch
focus, German
Fokus, Lithuanian
fokusas, Norwegian
fokus, Russian
фoкyc, Swedish
fokusUsage
Word found in Modern English
