'videographer' originates from English, specifically the combination of 'video' and 'grapher', where 'video' refers to the visual media and 'grapher' is derived from 'graphos', meaning 'to write or record'.

'videographer' was formed in the late 20th century as a term to describe someone who records video content.

Initially, it meant 'someone who records video', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.