video

English

/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/, /ˈvɪd.iˌoʊ/

noun
Definitions
  • Television, television show, movie.
  • A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).
  • Motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.
  • (dated) VHS.

Etymology

Derived from Latin videō (see, I see, observe, understand) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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