Etymology

BookTube

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Today it means: The community of book and reading-related channels on YouTube. Full definition →

English YouTube ← Middle French tube ← Latin tubus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  5. Old Englishbōc
  6. Middle Englishbok
  7. Englishbook
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yúHs
  9. Proto-Indo-European*uswé
  10. Proto-Indo-European*uswís
  11. Proto-Germanic*izwiz
  12. Proto-West Germanic*iwwiz
  13. Old Englishēow
  14. Middle Englishyow
  15. Englishyou
  16. Latintuba
  17. Latintubus
  18. Middle Frenchtube
  19. Englishtube
  20. EnglishYouTube
  21. English todayBookTube

Blend of book + YouTube. By surface analysis, book + -Tube.

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