Etymology

cinemaphotography

Today it means: cinematography Full definition →

English photography ← French photographie ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekκινέω (kinéō)
  3. Ancient Greekκίνημα (kínēma)
  4. Frenchcinématographeclip.
  5. Frenchcinéma
  6. Englishcinema
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  10. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  11. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  12. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  15. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  16. Frenchphotographie
  17. Englishphotography
  18. English todaycinemaphotography

From cinema + photography.

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