Etymology

alphaphotographic

Today it means: Of or pertaining to alphaphotographics. Full definition →

English photographic ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-
  2. Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)
  3. Ancient Greekἄλφα (álpha)
  4. Proto-Semitic*bayt-
  5. Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
  6. Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
  7. Ancient Greekἀλφάβητος (alphábētos)
  8. Medieval Greekἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)
  9. Classical Latinalphabētum
  10. Middle Englishalphabete
  11. Englishalphabet
  12. Englishalpha-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  15. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  16. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  17. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  18. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  19. Englishphoto-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  21. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  22. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  23. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  24. Englishphoto-
  25. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  26. Englishphotograph
  27. Englishphotographic
  28. English todayalphaphotographic

From alpha- + photographic.

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