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Etymology of the English word video

the English word video
derived from the Latin word video
derived from the Late Latin word videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weid-

Date

The earliest known usage of video in English dates from the 20th century.

Derivations in English

vidicon, kidvid, kideo

Derivations in other languages

French vidéo, Spanish vídeo

Cognates

Dutch video, French vidéo, German Video, Norwegian videoband, Swedish videoband

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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