Etymology

electrophotography

Today it means: any of several methods of photocopying in which an image is created and then transferred between surfaces using static electricity Full definition →

English photography ← French photographie ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  9. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  10. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  11. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  14. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  15. Frenchphotographie
  16. Englishphotography
  17. English todayelectrophotography

From electro- + photography.

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