Etymology

chromophotography

Today it means: colour photography Full definition →

English photography ← French photographie ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  2. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  3. Englishchromo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  7. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  8. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  9. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  12. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  13. Frenchphotographie
  14. Englishphotography
  15. English todaychromophotography

From chromo- + photography.

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