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late 19th century: imitative.
wiktionary
Onomatopoeia. The verb was attested in 1892, noun in 1918 and interjection in 1942.
Genericization of the trademark Zoom, a video teleconferencing software.
etymonline
zoom (v.)
1886, of echoic origin. Gained popularity c. 1917 as aviators began to use it. As a noun from 1917. The photographer's zoom lens is from 1936, from the specific aviation sense of zoom as "to quickly move closer."
