English
kiss cam
Compound of kiss + cam.
Proto-Indo-European *kw(e)s- ‘to kiss’
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Proto-Germanic *kussijaną ‘to kiss’
Proto-West Germanic *kussijan ‘to kiss’
Old English cyssan ‘to kiss’
Middle English kissen ‘to kiss’
English kiss
Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ- ‘to bite’
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Proto-West Germanic *kamb ‘comb’
Old Dutch *kamb
Middle Dutch kamp
Dutch kam ‘cog of a wheel’
English cam
Today it means
noun A camera that photographs couples kissing during a sports event and displays the image on a giant screen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / kiss cam