Etymology

photoapparat

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German Photoapparat ← calque of Czech and Slovak fotoaparát ← Russian фотоаппара́т
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The story

  1. Russian · derived fromфотоаппара́т
  2. calque of Czech and Slovak · derived fromfotoaparát
  3. German · borrowed fromPhotoapparat
  4. English todayphotoapparat

Unadapted borrowing from German Photoapparat and an alteration of Czech and Slovak fotoaparát, Russian фотоаппара́т (fotoapparát), etc. with photo-. By surface analysis, photo- + apparat (“apparatus, instrument, device”).

Words from the same roots

GermanPhotoapparat all →

photoapparatus

calque of Czech and Slovakfotoaparát all →

photoapparatus

Russianфотоаппара́т all →

photoapparatus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.