Videos

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A format consisting of sequentially displayed images that generate motion and can serve to entertain, inform, or educate audiences
2. A series of images recorded and displayed to create the effect of motion for viewing on screens
3. Visual media made up of continuous frames that show movement and often carry stories or information

Etymology: "Videos" is simply the plural of "video," so the history belongs to the singular. The word comes from the Latin verb "videō," meaning "to see," and English took the root "vide-" and added "-o" to it. The creation was modeled on "audio," the Latin "audiō" ("I hear"), which had been used in English to describe sound technology. Speakers wanted a matching term for the sight side of the same technology, so "video" was coined on that pattern. The result is a word built from the "see" root that describes something seen rather than heard. Its formation is a deliberate parallel, a coinage shaped by an existing pair rather than a word that drifted over centuries.

Synonyms: films, clips