Etymology

telecamera

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Today it means: A television camera, or a video camera more generally. Full definition →

English camera ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishcamera
  5. English todaytelecamera

From tele- + camera.

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