Etymology

chronophotography

Today it means: An antique photographic technique from the Victorian era which captures movement in several frames of print. Full definition →

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

From chrono- + photography.

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