Etymology

diaphote

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Today it means: A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φώς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφώς“light”
  2. English todaydiaphote

From dia- + Ancient Greek φώς (phṓs, “light”).

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